Phelps dominates in return
Published: May 16, 2009, 12:30 am
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Sporting a goatee and an old-school swimsuit, Michael Phelps picked up right where he left off in Beijing.
Two races. Two wins. The world’s greatest swimmer left everyone— and everything—in his wake Friday night at his first meet since a triumphant Olympics. That nine-month layoff? No problem. That embarrassing photo of him using a marijuana pipe? Time to let that one go, too.
None of it seemed to matter when Phelps dove in for two events at the Charlotte UltraSwim. He started with a victory in the 200-meter freestyle (1 minute, 48 seconds) and came right back to touch first in the 100 butterfly (51.72 seconds), both with times that easily broke the meet records he set three years ago.
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