Michael Phelps: “I hate going 52” (Video Interview)

^{Produced by Coleman Hodges.} 

^{Reported by James Sutherland.} 

MEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY

1. Michael Phelps, 52.28
2. Tom Shields, 52.35
3. Henrique Martins, 52.59

Michael Phelps managed to get by Tom Shields by just 0.07 in the men’s 100 fly, with Phelps touching first in 52.28 with Shields close behind in 52.35. Brazil’s Henrique Martins was 3rd in 52.59, and Pavel Sankovich was 4th in 52.71. Giles Smith (53.16), Eugene Godsoe (53.45), Santiago Grassi (53.46), and David Williams (54.26) rounded out the A-final, and David Nolan won the B-final in 53.03.