“I am critical”, Bert Le Clos advised The Related Press in Kazan.
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Perhaps. But Phelps and his coach, Bob Bowman, say Phelps is in the best shape of his life. “It just fuels me”.
Following others such as Milorad Cavic who tried to get under Phelps’ skin, Le Clos launched a verbal assault from Russian Federation, apparently confident that he had put up a time Phelps couldn’t beat. Barring the unforeseen, the next and likely final chapter of the budding rivalry will come at the Olympics in Rio next summer.
“And this next year is going to be pretty damn fun”.
Michael Phelps is back to kicking butt in the water.
[Chad le Clos claims fly world title, has words for Michael Phelps]. “It’s good to do it on my own shore in the country that I represent”. Conger was 2nd to Phelps in the 200 fly in a personal best time of 1:54.54.
As a morale-booster, the 20-year-old pipped South Africa powerhouse Chad le Clos in the heats, as the Olympic champion finished second with a time of 51.83.
“It was always my dream to play professional football, I have always wanted to swim in a football stadium and it was a dream come true for me to do it here”, he said. “I’ll let what I do within the pool do my speaking”.
After coming out of retirement in 2014, Phelps initially resisted swimming the 200 fly.
“Laszlo is a great friend of mine and a great competitor, I have had the privilege of racing him over the years and if there is someone to look up to it’s him”, said Le Clos. I do it to state facts. “And to be able to train like I did to get ready for this – I mean, I can do whatever I put my mind to”.
“I don’t know the Russian term”, he joked Friday night, “but probably, ‘holy s–.’ I think there will be some surprise”.
Asked his goal for the 100 fly final, he pointed to Le Clos’ winning time in Kazan.
Phelps held up one finger when he saw his time on the scoreboard, then pounded the water defiantly – first with one hand, then with both.
Michael Phelps is in the finals of the 100m butterfly of the US nationals.
– He has now.
Consequent to the suspension, Phelps is not competing in the world championships at Kazan, Russia.
As said in the article published on People the swimming champ, after two DUI arrests, had to undergo treatment and a six-month suspension from competing. “It isn’t rocket science”. You have to do the work to get fast times.. It is the second time in as many days that Phelps has posted the fastest time in the world to date to take a national championship title.
Two down, with only the 200 individual medley left on Sunday.
2012 Olympic silver medalist in this event Cullen Jones is the top seed with a time of 21.83.
Michael Phelps competes in the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships.
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If you want to do it, go for it. I welcome it…There are a lot of things I could say, but I won’t. “I couldn’t be more proud of my little sister”.
