Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 200 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 10–12 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing China.After winning a bronze in Athens four years earlier Michael Phelps blasted a new world record of 1:42.96 to claim his third straight gold ninth career and eleventh overall medal at the Olympics. South Korea’s Park Tae-Hwan added a silver to his collection following an unprecedented triumph in the 400 m freestyle two days earlier.