Who has beaten Phelps?

Who has beaten Phelps?

Caeleb Dressel
Caeleb Dressel demolished one of the most durable records in world swimming Friday, breaking Michael Phelps’ mark in the 100-meter butterfly to continue his FINA world swimming championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Does Ryan Lochte have a world record?

Lochte won silver in this event at the 2004 and 2012 Olympic Games and he won bronze in 2008. He set the current World Record at 1:54.00 at the 2011 World Championships.

How many world records has Phelps broken?

He was also the first swimmer to win four consecutive golds in the same event, the 200-meter individual medley. Michael Phelps has established 39 world records, the most of any athlete in the history of the sport.

Did Michael Phelps set world record?

He won that event in a remarkable way, putting up a time of 4:03.84 to break his own world record by 1.41 seconds. To this day, Phelps is the only swimmer to have ever cracked the 4:05 barrier in the event. In long course meters, this is the oldest world record still standing.

Did Michael Phelps ever lost a race?

Michael Phelps just lost another world record, this time to a fellow American. Phelps swam in his first Olympics in 2000 in Sydney when he was 15 and his fifth and final at 31. For his first Games, he qualified in one event, the 200 fly, and placed fifth — the only time he never medaled.

Who holds the world record for 100m butterfly?

Caeleb Dressel won the men’s 100-meter butterfly, setting a world record. Caeleb Dressel of the United States won his third gold medal of these Olympics, setting a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 49.45 seconds.

Who has the 200 IM world record?

Ryan Lochte
The current world record holder is fellow American Ryan Lochte, who most recently swam a 1:54.00 at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai in 2011.

What is the 200 IM world record?

Long course

TIME SWIMMER MEET
1:54.98 Michael Phelps World Championships
1:54.80 Michael Phelps US Olympic Trials
1:54.23 Michael Phelps Olympic Games
1:54.10 Ryan Lochte World Championships

Does Michael Phelps still hold any records?

Michael Phelps, considered the best swimmer of all time, set 39 records during his historic career. Retired since 2016, he now holds only four world records and four individual Olympic records.

Is Dressel better than Phelps?

“I don’t think it’s fair to Michael,” Dressel said.. “He’s a better swimmer than me. Phillip/AP Images Dressel said he doesn’t mind if others make the comparison to Phelps, but he doesn’t like to stack himself up to the most decorated Olympian of all-time. “I’m fine if people want to compare me to him,” Dressel said.

Did Michael Phelps outswim a shark?

But as it turns out, the 100m race was not completed with man and shark side by side. With an average speed of 5.9 miles per hour, Phelps could not outdo the shark’s prowess as the computer-generated animal beat him to the finish line by two seconds, with a time of 36.1 seconds to the swimmer’s 38.1.

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