Michael Phelps set another world record and won his 4th gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Wednesday morning. He had a problem with his goggles during the race but still broke his own world record in finishing in 1:52:03.

In the fly, his signature stroke, Phelps was second at the first flip, then pushed it into another gear, his long arms gobbling up huge chunks of water as he literally sailed along atop the surface. He touched the wall in 1 minutes, 52.03 seconds, breaking his mark of 1:52.09 from last year’s world championships.

He barely smiled as he looked at the board, breathing heavily and hanging on the lane rope. Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh really pushed it at the end, but settled for silver in 1:52.70. Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda took the bronze in 1:52.97.

200 Meter Butterfly Results

1. Michael Phelps (USA) - 1:52:03
2. Laszlo Cseh (Hungary) - 1:52:70
3. Takeshi Matsuda (Japan) - 1:52:97

2008 Beijing Gold Medal Checklist for Phelps

• 400-Meter Individual Medley - GOLD
• 4×100- Meter Free Relay - GOLD
• 200-Meter Freestyle - GOLD
• 200-Meter- Butterfly - GOLD
• 4×200-Meter Free Relay - GOLD
• 200-Meter Individual Medley - GOLD
• 100-Meter Butterfly - GOLD
• 4×100-Meter Medley Relay - GOLD

More Photos of Record Setting Olympian Michael Phelps

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