Publication Date:
Tue, 2011-07-26 08:35
Phelps won his heat in 1 minute, 56.77 seconds on Tuesday swimming in the lane next to China’s Wu Peng, who has beaten him twice this year in the event. Wu touched in 1:56.98 to grab the 15th spot for the evening semifinals.
Dinko Jukic of Austria had the fastest time of 1:55.26, followed by Leonardo de Deus of Brazil in 1:55.55.
Phelps, the world record holder, wasn’t even the top American. Teammate Scott Clary qualified fourth.
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