Swimming: Phelps delivers 200m medley win

INDIANAPOLIS:

Michael Phelps roared to victory in the 200-metre (m) medley in one minute and 56.32 seconds at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, almost two seconds faster than the Olympic season’s previous top time.

Phelps broke his own meet record and crushed Joseph Roebuck’s previous 2012 world-leading time of 1:58.16 set at the British Olympic Trials. It was also a satisfying victory on a night when he may have competed for the last time in an Indianapolis Natatorium pool where he qualified for his first Olympic team in 2000. “Being able to come back and relive the memories and moments was really special,” said Phelps. “I’m sure my mom has cried a few times already tonight.”

Published in The Express Tribune, April 2^nd, 2012.