China's Wu Peng surged past US Olympic star Michael Phelps in the final 50 meters on Saturday to win the 200m butterfly at the Charlotte UltraSwim long-course meeting.
Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe used to leave Olympic opponents trailing in his mighty wake but now he is just happy to be competing again with any talk of medals in London next year quickly hushed up.
London Olympic chief Sebastian Coe is delighted that Ian Thorpe is aiming to swim at next year's Games and has claimed some of the credit for helping persuade the five-time gold medallist to end his retirement.
Australia's multiple Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has removed another hurdle in his bid to return to competitive swimming by finally tipping the scales at under 100 kilos, local media reported on Thursday.
Australia's five-time Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe is back in the pool and has not ruled out a return to competitive action in time for next year's London Games.