Article: Swimming Preview: American Phelps expects to win two more on Wednesday

Swimming Preview: American Phelps expects to win two more on Wednesday

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- American swimmer Michael Phelps aims to win two more Olympic gold medals on Wednesday as he steamed ahead in his eight-gold quest in Beijing.

Phelps has claimed three Olympic titles in the first three days of races in 400-meter individual medley, 4X100m freestyle relay and 200m free.

He remains virtually unchallenged in the 200m butterfly final, in which he came out top in Tuesday's heats at one minute 53.70 seconds.

Phelps is the defending Olympic champion in the event and holds its world record at 1:52.09, which he set in the 2007 Melbourne World Championships. He has rewritten the ...

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