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Shanghai - America's Ryan Lochte shattered Michael Phelps and his own world record on Thursday as he won a thrilling 200m individual medley at the world championships in Shanghai.
Lochte out-duelled the Olympic champion to win in 1:54.00, shaving one tenth of a second off his 2009 world record, with his team-mate taking silver and Hungary's Laszlo Cseh third.
With the win, the 26-year-old Lochte retained his world title and earned further bragging rights over his long-time rival, who is yet to show the form that has earned him 14 Olympic gold medals.
Phelps enjoyed a slim early lead over the butterfly leg but Lochte, swimming in the adjacent lane, edged it over the backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle sections to win by 0.16.
Lochte had already beaten Phelps to win the 200m freestyle title, deepening Phelps's season of woe after he was part of the United States' relay team that lost its six-year grip on the 4x100m relay on day one.
But Phelps stormed back with a dominant win in the 200m butterfly, which is not one of Lochte's events, sealing the 23rd world title of his record-breaking career as the clock ticks down to his retirement next year.
Lochte out-duelled the Olympic champion to win in 1:54.00, shaving one tenth of a second off his 2009 world record, with his team-mate taking silver and Hungary's Laszlo Cseh third.
With the win, the 26-year-old Lochte retained his world title and earned further bragging rights over his long-time rival, who is yet to show the form that has earned him 14 Olympic gold medals.
Phelps enjoyed a slim early lead over the butterfly leg but Lochte, swimming in the adjacent lane, edged it over the backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle sections to win by 0.16.
Lochte had already beaten Phelps to win the 200m freestyle title, deepening Phelps's season of woe after he was part of the United States' relay team that lost its six-year grip on the 4x100m relay on day one.
But Phelps stormed back with a dominant win in the 200m butterfly, which is not one of Lochte's events, sealing the 23rd world title of his record-breaking career as the clock ticks down to his retirement next year.
