Michael Phelps seized the 21st Olympic gold medal of a swimming career that keeps on giving with triumph in the 200m butterfly and 4x200m freestyle today. Phelps, who avenged a loss to Chas le Clos in the 2012 200m butterfly, has now amassed a record-extending 25 Olympic medals. Le Clos, who won a 200m freestyle silver yesterday, reacted fastest than Phelps at the start but it was Hungary's Laszlo Cseh who led at the turn with Phelps second and Le Clos third. Defending champion Le Clos, whose run-up to the Games was overshadowed by the devastating news that both of his parents had been diagnosed with cancer, finished an agonising fourth. Le Clos, who clocked 1:52.96 for gold in 2012, could only manage a 1:54.06.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 10, 2016 03:00 UTC