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Crocker's revenge as Phelps beaten by world record time
(China Daily)
Updated: 2005-08-01 05:32
MONTREAL: Ian Crocker avenged his Athens Olympic defeat in the 100m butterfly
with a world record-setting victory over fellow American Michael Phelps on
Saturday at the 11th World Swimming Championships.
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| Members of Australia's swimming team gesture behind (L-R) Marleen
Veldhuis of the Netherlands, Australia's Lisbeth Lenton and China's Zhu
Yingwen, as they hold their medals won in the women's 50m freestyle final,
at the World Aquatic Championships in Montreal July 31, 2005.
[Reuters] | Crocker claimed his second straight 100m fly world title in 50.40sec, slicing
36-hundredths off his previous world mark of 50.76 that he set in beating Phelps
at the US Olympic trials last year.
"When you are racing Michael Phelps, you kind of assume it takes a world
record to win," said Crocker, who posted the eighth world record of the
championships.
Phelps could not match Crocker's pace, having to settle for silver in 51.65,
half a second outside his own personal best.
"That was a horrible swim for me - 51.6 isn't very good," said Phelps, who
was third at the turn and finished 1.25sec behind Crocker, with Ukrainian Andriy
Serdinov third in 52.08.
Despite the fact that he had already won the 200m free
and 200m medley titles here, as well as two relay golds, Phelps - winner of a
sensational six Olympic gold medals in Athens - indicated he wasn't happy with
his overall form.
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