Michael Phelps on making his 5th Olympic team (Video)

^{Reported by Mitch Bowmile.} 

MEN’S 200M BUTTERFLY FINAL

Top seed: Michael Phelps (1:55.17)
World record: 1:51.51 – Michael Phelps
American record: 1:51.51 – Michael Phelps
U.S Open record: 1:52.20 – Michael Phelps
U.S Nationals record: 1:52.20 – Michael Phelps
JR World record: 1:55.92 – Andrew Seliskar 1:52.20
2012 Winning Time: 1:53.65 – Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps will be heading to his fifth Olympic Games after a first place finish in the 200m butterfly.

At the first 50, Phelps was just 0.19 seconds ahead of world record pace. At the 100-meter mark, Phelps was once again just 0.19 seconds ahead of his world record pace. At the 150, Phelps fell off his pace but was still in the lead, holding off all advances from Tom Shields.

In the last 20-meters Phelps began to tighten up, but still managed to get his hands on the wall first for a winning time of 1:54.84.

Shields also tightened up towards the end but managed to hold on for second with a 1:55.81 ahead of Jack Conger‘s 1:56.45. Gunnar Bentz was fourth in 1:56.46, Chase Kalisz was fifth in 1:56.64.

1. Michael Phelps (1:54.84)
2. Tom Shields (1:55.81)
3. Jack Conger (1:56.45)
4. Gunnar Bentz (1:56.46)
5. Chase Kalisz (1:56.64)
6. Pace Clark (1:56.66)
7. Zach Harting (1:56.92)
8. Andrew Seliskar (1:58.34)

For official results click here.