Also participating in the men’s 200m butterfly among other events, Phelps holds both Olympic and World records in that event .
Defending Olympic champions France took the lead early on in the game, but saw a strong fight back from team USA, who decimated their lead.The two teams have traditionally been swimming rivals, but today the French were forced to be happy with silver, with a powerful Phelps swimming in his final Olympics this year.
Team Australia came in third. The country has long produced illustrious swimmers – among them the legendary Ian Thorpe, and today put in a spirited performance for the third place medal.
Team USA had been in second place until Phelps took over from teammate Caeleb Dressel, taking his team into the lead, with a split time of 47.12s. Experienced sprinter Nathan Adrian, with a 46.97s split time, brought the Americans home for gold.
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