After nine hours winning the 400 individual medley and setting a new world record, Michael Phelps set the fourth fastest time in the 200 meter freestyle preliminaries.

“Tonight was just a race to get into tomorrow,” Michael Phelps said. “I just try to conserve everything and make it into the semifinal. I try to bank as much rest as I can tonight - recover and sleep and try to warm down and get out of here as fast as I can, so I’m not get