Tonight’s much anticipated men’s 200 butterfly final was as eventful as anticipated.
Laszlo Cseh of Hungary led at the 50 meter mark. The USA’s Michael Phelps took control at the halfway point and continued to pull away in the third 50 meters. Phelps took a short stroke into the third turn and Chad Le Clos of South Africa had an incredible third under water to start to close the gap.
In the final 30 meters Masato Sakai of Japan snuck up on the outside as le Clos faded.
The Greatest of All Time held on, and became the oldest swimmer to win gold in an individual event, touching in 1:53.36. Sakai almost completed what would have been a historic upset, finishing just .03 behind in 1:53.40. That finish became the smallest margin of victory in this race in Olympic history.
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