OlympicTalk · May 15, 2015
Michael Phelps up and down in first swims in Charlotte
Getty ImagesMichael Phelps was fourth overall in 100m butterfly preliminary heats and 14th in 200m freestyle heats on his opening day of the Pro Swim Series at Charlotte on Friday morning.
The most decorated Olympian of all time, in his second meet of the year, clocked 53.51 seconds in the 100m fly. The top qualifier into Friday night’s final was Tom Shields, who beat Phelps at the 2014 U.S. Championships and touched in 52.87 on Friday morning.
Phelps, Shields and Ryan Lochte (53.62) advanced to Friday night’s top final.
The finals session starts at 6 p.m. ET, streamed on USASwimming.org.