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 Phelps swam a time of 1:49.03, behind winner Connor Jaeger (1:48.66)
and Russian Nikita Lobintsev (1:48.86) at an important event for
Phelps as he tries to build for the 2016 Rio Games. He will be
forced to sit out of the world championships in Kazan, Russia in
August due to a drink-driving arrest last year.
Phelps will instead compete at the U.S. Championships in San
Antonio.
It will be much needed competition for 18-times Olympic gold
medalist Phelps who is coming off a disappointing performance in
Charlotte, North Carolina where he failed to reach the championship
‘A’ final in both the 200m individual medley and 100 freestyle
races.
He also failed to qualify for the 200 freestyle championship and
finished a distant seventh in the 200 butterfly.
On the women’s side in Santa Clara, Missy Franklin also finished
third in the 200 freestyle final while taking eighth in the 50m
backstroke in what was her first meet since March.
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Franklin took a time of 1:57.02 in the freestyle, behind Femke
Heemskerk of the Netherlands, won in 1:55.68 and Katinka Hosszu
(1:56.88) of Hungary.
Natalie Coughlin, a 12-time Olympic medalist, prevailed in the
backstroke with a time of 27.51.
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