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Olympic Medal: M Swim 200 Fly

USA's Michael Phelps ties his own Olympic record of 1:53.70 during the Men's 200 Meter Butterfly semifinals at the National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, on August 12, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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Published: Aug. 13, 2008 at 12:12 AM

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps became the all-time Olympic gold medal record-holder Wednesday with a triumph in the 200-meter butterfly.

Phelps broke the world record in the event for the seventh time, swimming a 1:52.03. It was his 10th career gold medal, the most in Olympic history, and his fourth of these Games. He remains on track to break the single-Olympic gold medal record of seven, owned by Mark Spitz.

The silver medal in Wednesday's race went to Laszlo Csch of Hungary and the bronze to Takeshi Matsuda of Japan.

Topics: Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps

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