Peirsol defeats Phelps in Charlotte from Universal Sports

http://www.universalsports.com/ 2009, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, The Charlotte UltraSwim day 2, in the mens 100m backstroke, Aaron Peirsol gets the jump on Michael Phelps, who is back after suspension, and wins by .05 seconds. (Universal Sports, UniversalSports.com)

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[honous]

peirsol's wearing an X-glide (now banned). I love Aaron, my favorite swimmer.

[vivajones]

Thanks for posting this. I love Aaron Peirsol - whether he wins or not he's always gracious.

[kris533d]

he have only done 100 freestyle twice to try somthing new..

[swimmingprodigy]

2 things you guys should know; Michael Phelps signature stroke is butterfly followed by freestyle and this is a 100 he only does 100 butterflys and freestyles so its not his distance or stroke yet he still was .05 away from the fastest backstroker in the world plus they both swim for team usa together

[sscreamingeagle]

Not one of his stronger events? ...I can maybe agree with that, if it weren't for the fact that Phelps is the 2nd fastest backstroker in America behind Piersol. Breaststroke is where he REALLY blows.

[skittlez585]

your completely right obviously michael phelps isn't a backstroker this is one of his weaker events. this is aaron piersol's best event, obviously not taking anything away from piersol because piersol is the best backstroker in history.

[jonmhickling]

I've Swam in that pool :)

[oscarjnunez]

Piersol won gold at the olympics in the 100 back. So he is the best 100 backstroker in the world. Phelps did good, its just not his best event.

[adroj182]

well we're actually watching that Phelps lost in races he was not specialised in, 100 m was won in olympics by Alain Bernard and this 100 m backstroke I don't now who won it, but in the other races he did as expected, he obviously needs to improve the strokes and that's it, does anybody knows where can I find a video of the new phelp's freestyle technique? he was said to use it in charlotte but I cannot find it.

[supaflywilkins]

He smoked pot before the Olympics dumbfuck !

[mattisawsumish]

For the people who keep on saying that Phelps lost because of pot... IT'S NOT!!!! Phelps was never the best at backstroke. He's only the best at BUTTERFLY! Jeez...