{"id":13151,"date":"2012-08-04T01:57:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T23:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/wrapup-1-olympics-swimming-phelps-leads-another-u-s-gold-rush-in-pool\/"},"modified":"2012-08-04T01:57:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T23:57:47","slug":"wrapup-1-olympics-swimming-phelps-leads-another-u-s-gold-rush-in-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wrapup-1-olympics-swimming-phelps-leads-another-u-s-gold-rush-in-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"WRAPUP 1-Olympics-Swimming-Phelps leads another U.S gold rush in pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Julian Linden<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON<\/span> Aug 3 (Reuters) &#8211; Michael Phelps showed no signs of<br \/>\ncomplacency on the eve of his retirement and provided an<br \/>\nunforgettable reminder of his talent and unquenchable<br \/>\ndetermination to win by snatching the 100 metres butterfly gold<br \/>\nat the London Olympics on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The American, whose list of achievements in the Olympic pool<br \/>\nare already beyond comparison, came from seventh place at the<br \/>\nturn to overpower his rivals and win his 17th gold medal.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His victory capped an extraordinary night of swimming at<br \/>\nLondon&#8217;s Aquatic Centre where Missy Franklin broke the world<br \/>\nrecord in the 200 backstroke and her 15-year-old team mate Katie<br \/>\nLedecky pulled off a stunning upset in the 800 freestyle.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Only Frenchman Florent Manaudou, the younger brother of<br \/>\nLaure Manaudou, prevented an American sweep of the four golds on<br \/>\noffer when he won the 50 freestyle sprint to join his famous<br \/>\nsister as an Olympic champion.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Phelps and Franklin became the first triple gold medallists<br \/>\nof the London Games and the pair look certain to win one more<br \/>\neach in Saturday&#8217;s medley relays when the eight-day swimming<br \/>\ncompetition ends.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Phelps won the 100 butterfly gold at the last two Olympics<br \/>\nbut his chances of making it three in a row looked slim when he<br \/>\nturned for home and all but one of his opponents were ahead of<br \/>\nhim.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But once he started to roll over his giant shoulders and<br \/>\nkick his powerful feet as fast and hard as he could, he quickly<br \/>\ncaught up and powered past them all to win in a time of 51.21<br \/>\nseconds.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s Chad le Clos, who beat Phelps in the 200<br \/>\nbutterfly final, dead-heated for second with Russia&#8217;s Evgeny<br \/>\nKorotyshkin but neither man could hold off Phelps, who now has a<br \/>\ntotal of 21 Olympic medals.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Julian Linden LONDON Aug 3 (Reuters) &#8211; Michael Phelps showed no signs of complacency on the eve of his retirement and provided an unforgettable reminder of his talent and unquenchable determination to win by snatching the 100 metres butterfly gold at the London Olympics on Friday. 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