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Article: Not even Phelps can stop Peirsol
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- Daily Breeze
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- August 20, 2006
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VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Nobody messes with Aaron Peirsol in
the 200-meter backstroke. Not even Michael Phelps.
Peirsol defeated his fellow American by 2.37 seconds and extended
his six-year winning streak with a world record at the Pan Pacific
Championships on Saturday night.
But Phelps wasn't down for long.
About 20 minutes later, he returned to lead off the United States'
400 freestyle relay that set a world record.
In the backstroke showdown, Peirsol touched in 1 minute, 54.44
seconds -- 0.22 seconds better than the mark he set at last year's
world championships in Montreal.
"This is probably the best swim of my life," he said.
He checked the scoreboard, pumped his right arm and ...