IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Michael Phelps led all the way in winning the 200-meter butterfly at the Pan Pacific championships on Wednesday night to extend his eight-year dominance in the event.
The American touched in 1 minute, 54.11 seconds, fastest in the world this year. He finished a body-length ahead of Aussie Nick D’Arcy, who was timed in 1:54.73 after coming into the final with the world’s fastest time.
Takeshi Matsuda of Japan was third and China’s Peng Wu fourth.
