Thursday, July 9, 2009

Phelps sets butterfly world mark

Michael Phelps
Phelps has recently returned from a three-month ban

Olympic superstar Michael Phelps has broken the 100m butterfly world record.

The 24-year-old American, who has won 14 Olympic gold medals, lowered fellow American Ian Crocker's four-year old record of 50.40 second, clocking 50.22.

Phelps' win at the US Swimming World Championship trials secures him a place in the 100m butterfly at the World Championships in Rome later this month.

Phelps has recently served a three-month ban after he was pictured apparently smoking cannabis.

Thursday's success takes Phelps's current tally of world marks to five, along with the 200m freestyle, 200m butterfly as well as the 200m and 400m individual medley.

Tyler McGill was second in 51.06, with Aaron Peirsol third in 51.30.

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