hung on the lane rope and buried his face in his hands, disgusted with himself for having squandered what looked like a sure gold. Le Clos won South Africa's second swimming gold of the games in a time of 1:52.96. Phelps finished in 1:53.01, while Japan's Takeshi Matsuda took the bronze in 1:53.21.
Date: Jul 31, 2012
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London Olympics: Michael Phelps upset by Chad le Clos
Le Clos closed with an emphatic touch, winning in 1 minute, 52.96 seconds. Phelps took the silver in 1:53.01 and Takeshi Matsuda of Japan claimed the bronze in 1:53.21. American Tyler Clary placed fifth.
The French will also be a threat in Tuesday night's relay, while Phelps was the fourth-fastest qualifier in the 200 fly behind Japan's Takeshi Matsuda, Chad le Clos of South Africa and Chen Yin of China.
Velimir Stjepanovic of Serbia was third at 1:54.99. Others who made the semis included Chad le Clos of South Africa (fourth), 2008 bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda of Japan (eighth), 2008 silver medalist Laszlo Cseh of Hungary (ninth), Wu Peng of China (10th) and Nick D'Arcy of Australia (12th).
Japan's Takeshi Matsuda won bronze in Beijing and at the 2009 worlds and silver at the 2011 worlds. Nick D'Arcy won the Australian swim championship in 1:54.71, third fastest time in the world this year.
would've had to beat fellow American Ryan Lochte, the defending world champion, but international studs such as France's Yannick Agnel, who has the three fastest times in the world this year, as well as Germany's Paul Biedermann, China's Sun Yang, South Korea's Park Tae-hwan and Japan's Takeshi Matsuda
Date: Jul 03, 2012
Category: Sports
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Michael Phelps continues dominance in 200 fly at worlds
The reward for answering all the subsequent early wakeup calls came Wednesday, when Phelps re-established his dominance in the 200 fly, winning his fifth world title in the event in one minute, 53.34 seconds over Japan's Takeshi Matsuda.
Phelps let his lead slip on the final turn but then overtook Japan's Takeshi Matsuda early in the last lap to clock 1 minute, 53.34 seconds. He hardly celebrated his win. Matsuda took the silver in 1:54.01, and Wu Peng of China got the bronze in 1:54.67.