Watch Michael Phelps Race Video of Blazing 200 IM

Photo Courtesy: Peter Bick

Michael Phelps almost outdid himself in the men’s 200-meter IM at the 2015 USA Swimming Long Course Nationals. After three lengths of the men’s 200-meter IM under World Record pace, Phelps clocked the fastest time in the globe with a 1:54.75. Although his time was just short of Ryan Lochte‘s 1:54.00 World Record, it was unquestionably fast enough to be the top time in the world this year.

Three days ago at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Lochte swam a 1:55.81 to claim the world’s fastest time. It was short lived. Phelps busted out the first 50 meters in a lightning quick 24.65. From there, the crowd in San Antonio cheered Phelps on to a momentous and dominant win

Phelps: 24.65/28.49/33.34/28.27

This became Phelps’s third swim of the weekend to register first in the world, a truly remarkable accomplishment on his comeback trail.

Will Licon took second in 1:58.43, an impressive time for the Nitro swimmer. Travis Mahoneyclimbed to third in 1:59.41 to earn the bronze medal. Austin Surhoff wound up fourth with a 1:59.44. Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez earned fifth with a 1:59.81.

400 IM national champion Gunnar Bentz posted a 2:00.16 to get sixth, while Max Litchfield (2:00.93) and Ryan Harty (2:02.99) claimed the final two spots.

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Hans Ferguson

8 years ago

Statement swim! Still the BEST in the WORLD!

Swimming Winner

8 years ago

Reply to Hans Ferguson

Yeah 🙂

Bill Bell

8 years ago

Indoors @ Rio, Olympic gold on the line in the final race of his career (unless, of course, he decides to go to Tokyo like you know who!) AND w/you know who next to hi m lane 3 and Thiago Pereira (Lazslo Cseh? Daiya Seto? Kosuke Hagino?) over in lane 5, can you say 1:49.9?

Golda Marcus

8 years ago

Let your swimming do the talking Phelps! 🙂

Mary Zabala

8 years ago

A classic example of a true athlete. Never trash talking about others and keep it simple. Let the actions speak for themselves.

Mary Zabala

8 years ago

A classic example of a true athlete. Never trash talking about others and keep it simple. Let the actions speak for themselves.

Patti Lee

8 years ago

So fun to watch!

Jennifer Marie Scheffelmaer-Burnham

8 years ago

Amazing!!

Gregory T. Marinelli

8 years ago

That was insane!

Kristy McKisson

8 years ago

Incredible!

Kate Glod

8 years ago

Incredible

Alicia Smith

8 years ago

That was really fun to watch. Wow, just wow!

Martin Diaz

8 years ago

Did they really have to use blaze

Therun Hosny

8 years ago

His my boy !!! ????

Therun Hosny

8 years ago

His my boy !!! ????

Kristie Wisniewski

8 years ago

His real parents were fish. I am sure of it. Check his DNA it’s not human.

Grace Ross

8 years ago

Amazing!

Dan Loden

8 years ago

Wow!

Mike Benardo

8 years ago

Omg

Swimming Winner

8 years ago

Reply to Mike Benardo

Agreed… 🙂

Coco Ponce Ponce

8 years ago

Wow!

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8 years ago

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Chito Legaspi

8 years ago

Chinie Lourisse Gandionco David where’s the 100 fly video??

Swimming Winner

8 years ago

Reply to Chito Legaspi

Nice :p

Shaymaa El Geziri

8 years ago

Amr Adam ??

Amr Adam

8 years ago

Reply to Shaymaa El Geziri

He is a true legant , in the time all the eyes of the swimming world on Kazan Russia where the world swimming champion ship is, he just stay home in USA and made a new record. It like he say focus on me i am more important that the world champion ship 😀 i like him so much , best swimmer ever lived Shaymaa El Geziri