Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p>\n
Editorial coverage for the Pan Pacific Championships is proudly sponsored by Master Spas<\/a>! For complete coverage of the Pan Pacific Championships, check out our event landing page<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n GOLD COAST, Australia, August 23.<\/p>\n A day after his first international gold medal since his return came by way of the 800 free relay, the Greatest of All Time Michael Phelps also ascended to the top of the podium individually on the international stage with a sizzling 51.29 in the finale. \u00a0He did so against longtime rival Ryan Lochte, who took silver for the U.S. with a 51.67.<\/p>\n Phelps still holds the top time in the world with a 51.17 from Nationals, but that time came during prelims. \u00a0Tonight, he finally put together a second swim worthy of victory as his comeback from an 18-month retirement continues. \u00a0Lochte, meanwhile, could not clear his fifth-ranked 51.55 from prelims to secure a spot on the 2015 World Roster in this event as Tom Shields\u2019 51.29 from U.S. Nationals held up to tonight\u2019s scrutiny to keep him on the Kazan roster. With that outcome, Lochte now has just two individual events for 2015 Worlds in the 200 free and 200 IM.<\/p>\n \n