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Michael Phelps is in a beef with a trash-talking 23-year-old swimmer after blowing everyone away at
Michael Phelps is in a beef with a trash-talking 23-year-old swimmer after blowing everyone away at US NationalsA year before the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Michael Phelps made a statement by blowing away expectations at the US Nationals.
Phelps was suspended from last week's FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia after pleading guilty to a DUI last December.
But while he wasn't able to compete against the best in the world, he still got their attention at a secondary meet on the other side of the planet.
Swimming at the US Nationals in Texas, Phelps won the 200m individual medley in 1 minute, 54.75 seconds, which was faster than the time that won gold at the World Championships and the fastest time in the world this year.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-phelps-silences-le-clos-after-trash-talk-2015-8
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