Phelps, world record in the 200 free and third gold in Beijing.

Michael Phelps won today its third gold medal in the Olympic Games in Beijing and broke his own world record at 200 meters imposed in the freestyle.

The U.S. marked a time of 1 minute and 42.96 seconds, eclipsing his own plusmarca of 1:43.86 set by the world swimming last year in Australia.

Phelps spraying your competition, touching the wall almost two seconds difference on the South Korean Park Tae-hwan, silver with his record of 1:44.85. The American Peter Vanderkaay kept the bronze with 1:45.14.

Now, Phelps accumulates nine prisoners in their golden Olympic history and what makes matched that total with four other athletes, including the legendary swimmer Mark Spitz and sprinter Carl Lewis on as many titles.

The Baltimore has won all three finals he has seen action and holds the same amount of plusmarcas, which follows to the letter their goal of overcoming the record Spitz, who 36 years ago rose up with seven gold in just a single Olympic. Spitz set world records in each of its evidence in the 1972 Munich Games.

The other triumphs Phelps in Beijing were combined in the 400 and 4x100 free relay.