Phelps outpaces Lochte again in 100 backstroke
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January 17, 2011, Monday
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MICHAEL Phelps won the 100-meter backstroke in 54.14 seconds, more than a second off his personal best, in the Austin Grand Prix in Texas on Saturday night.
The 14-time Olympic champion edged emerging rival Ryan Lochte for the second straight night after winning the 100 butterfly on Friday. Nick Thoman was second on Saturday, and Lochte finished third.
Phelps was slated to race the "B" final in the 200 breaststroke, but dropped out as expected.
Missy Franklin, a 15-year-old rising star, won the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. In the backstroke, she recorded a personal-best of 59.75 seconds.
Franklin, second behind Katie Hoff on Friday in the 200 freestyle, is set to race in the 200 medley, 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle next.
Hoff, a three-time Olympic medalist, finished second on Saturday behind Kate Ziegler in the 400 freestyle. Ziegler finished in 4:08.28, and Hoff was more than a second back.
Eric Shanteau raced to his second victory of the meet, taking the 200 breaststroke in 2:12.12.
The 14-time Olympic champion edged emerging rival Ryan Lochte for the second straight night after winning the 100 butterfly on Friday. Nick Thoman was second on Saturday, and Lochte finished third.
Phelps was slated to race the "B" final in the 200 breaststroke, but dropped out as expected.
Missy Franklin, a 15-year-old rising star, won the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. In the backstroke, she recorded a personal-best of 59.75 seconds.
Franklin, second behind Katie Hoff on Friday in the 200 freestyle, is set to race in the 200 medley, 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle next.
Hoff, a three-time Olympic medalist, finished second on Saturday behind Kate Ziegler in the 400 freestyle. Ziegler finished in 4:08.28, and Hoff was more than a second back.
Eric Shanteau raced to his second victory of the meet, taking the 200 breaststroke in 2:12.12.
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