AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Michael Phelps beat Ryan Lochte in the final of the men’s 100-meter butterfly Friday night in the Austin Grand Prix.
Phelps won in 52.55 seconds. Lochte was second at 53.65.
Their anticipated showdown in the 200 freestyle didn’t happen because Phelps barely qualified for the “B” final and they did not race head to head. Lochte won the “A” final in 1 minute, 49.25 seconds. Phelps won the “B” final in 1:49.90.
Katie Hoff won the women’s 200 free in 1:58.69, beating 15-year-old Missy Franklin, who was second at 1:59.0.
Phelps is scheduled to race four more times Saturday and Sunday. Phelps and Lochte could race against each other three times.
