BEIJING (Reuters) - Michael Phelps won the men's 200 meters freestyle title at the Beijing Games on Tuesday to enter the pantheon of Olympic greats with a record-equaling career tally of nine gold medals.
The American's third gold, and third world record, in three days lifted him alongside compatriots Carl Lewis and Mark Spitz, Finland's Paavo Nurmi and Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina at the top of the all-time most-titled list.
Phelps, the world champion in the distance, was a body length clear at halfway and hit the wall in 1:42.96 to shatter his own world record by 0.90 seconds.
Amazing.
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