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Phelps loses 100m to Park

Updated on: 19 June,2011 08:28 AM IST  | 
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South Korea's Park Tae-Hwan notched two victories at the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Friday, holding off Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps to win the 100m freestyle

Phelps loses 100m to Park

South Korea's Park Tae-Hwan notched two victories at the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Friday, holding off Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps to win the 100m freestyle.


Phelps

Park also won the 400m free, the event in which he captured gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, notching a comfortable victory over Canadian Ryan Cochrane in 3min 44.99sec.

The South Korean won the 100m free in 48.92, ahead of Phelps, whose 14 Olympic gold medals include his eight-gold haul in Beijing, in 49.61sec.




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