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He cuts through the water like he's shredding through the record books at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won his third gold medal and record-tying ninth of his career Tuesday morning, breaking his own world record in the 200-meter freestyle.

The American won in a time of 1 minute, 42.96 seconds, lowering his old mark of 1:43.86 set at last year's world championships in Australia. Read full article »

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