Michael Phelps of the United States won the gold medal in the men's 200m individual medley to become the first male swimmer to win three straight golds in one discipline.
Phelps clocked 1 minute 54.27 seconds with American rival Ryan Lochte on silver in 1:54.90 and Hungary's Laszlo Cseh getting bronze in 1:56.22.
With his 20th career olympic medal Phelps raised his record as the best decorated modern Olympian to 16 gold two silver and two bronze.
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