Another step has been taken by Michael Phelps in his pursuit of the world record held by Mark Spitz. Phelps won his semi-final and has qualified for the 200 metre individual medley.
The American, who has now won five gold medals in Beijing, is looking to break the record of seven gold medals held by his compatriot, who achieved the mark in Munich, 1972.
Despite winning his semi-final, Phelps did not register the best time.
That honour was left to fellow American Ryan Lochte.
But Phelps remains confident about his chances tomorrow.
“I only wanted to swim my heat and achieve a good platform for tomorrow,” Phelps said.
“I feel good. I think in the next few days, the most important thing for me will be to rest as much as possible. If I do that, I will be fine.”
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