{"id":502810,"date":"2023-01-11T03:46:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T10:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=502810"},"modified":"2023-01-11T19:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T02:07:30","slug":"when-michael-phelps-stood-atop-the-world-in-the-100-freestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/when-michael-phelps-stood-atop-the-world-in-the-100-freestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"When Michael Phelps Stood Atop the World in the 100 Freestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where did <strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> deliver his greatest performance? The immediate answer \u2013 at least for most \u2013 is Beijing, site of the 2008 Olympic Games. It\u2019s where Phelps won eight gold medals to produce the finest Olympic showing in history. And given the prestige of Olympic competition, the argument for Beijing is sound.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, a little more than a year earlier, Phelps was nothing short of spectacular at the 2007 edition of the World Championships. Racing at <a href=\"https:\/\/rodlaverarena.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rod Laver Arena<\/a> in Melbourne, Phelps collected seven titles and set a quartet of individual world records \u2013 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 individual medley and 400 medley. There was also a solo crown in the 100 butterfly and golds in the 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing preventing Phelps from capturing eight titles in Melbourne was a United States disqualification in the preliminaries of the 400 medley relay. In a way, though, that DQ enabled Phelps to win eight golds for the first time on the biggest of stages, adding a bit of cachet to his week inside the Water Cube.<\/p>\n<p>As great as Phelps was throughout his career, one moment that has gone largely overlooked is what the American star managed in the 100 freestyle in Melbourne. At least for that week Down Under, Phelps stood atop the world in what is frequently known as the sport\u2019s Blue Ribbon event. Although he didn\u2019t capture a title in the discipline, he was the fastest man of the World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Leading off the United States\u2019 400 freestyle relay on March 25, Phelps popped a 48.42 clocking for the 100 freestyle. Out in 23.46, the face of the sport came home in 24.96 to put the American squad in command, ahead of Canada (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/in-re-retirement-brent-hayden-calls-time-on-his-terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brent Hayden<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 48.55) and Brazil (<strong>Cesar Cielo<\/strong> \u2013 48.63). Ultimately, Team USA won the event in 3:12.72, with Italy (3:14.04) and France (3:14.68) claiming silver and bronze, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Through his relay-opening split, Phelps didn\u2019t just put the United States in position to prevail, he provided evidence that a huge week was ahead. Indeed, that scenario unfolded, with Phelps going 1:43.86 to break <strong>Ian Thorpe\u2019s<\/strong> iconic world record in the 200 freestyle, along with a 1:52.09 mark in the 200 butterfly that supplied a three-second triumph. Behind a 1:54.98 outing in the 200 IM, Phelps became the first man to crack 1:55 in the event, and his 4:06.22 world record in the 400 medley was made even more impressive by the fact that the race was contested at the end of the program. For good measure, he delivered a come-from-behind victory over <strong>Ian Crocker<\/strong> in the 100 butterfly.<\/p>\n<p>But what about that 100 freestyle?<\/p>\n<p>When Phelps unleashed his 48.42 leadoff in relay duty, the performance was celebrated as a stellar effort. However, it eventually was lost amid the excellence of his other performances, and not much was made about whether it would emerge as a faster time than what would be required to win the 100 freestyle later in the week. Well, it turned out it was.<\/p>\n<p>In the final of the 100 freestyle, Hayden and Italian <strong>Filippo Magnini<\/strong> shared the gold medal with matching swims of 48.43, .01 slower than what Phelps managed in relay duty. The bronze medal went to Aussie <strong>Eamon Sullivan<\/strong>, on the strength of his 48.47 clocking. So, as Phelps left the World Champs and started on the road toward Beijing, he temporarily ranked No. 1 in the world in the 100 freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the year, due to superb summer performances, Sweden\u2019s <strong>Stefan Nystrand<\/strong> (47.91) and France\u2019s <strong>Alain Bernard<\/strong> (48.12) sat first and second in the world rankings, followed by Phelps in the No. 3 position. It was quite the achievement, considering the 100 freestyle ranked somewhere between sixth and eighth on Phelps\u2019 list of top events.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, it was Michael Phelps being Michael Phelps \u2013 a standalone star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where did Michael Phelps deliver his greatest performance? The immediate answer \u2013 at least for most \u2013 is Beijing, site of the 2008 Olympic Games. 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