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(L-R) Silver medalist Aaron Peirsol of the United States shakes hands with gold medalist Ryan Lochte of the United States on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m Backstroke Final at the National Aquatics Center on Day 7 of the Beijing 2
BEIJING (AP) Ryan Lochte upset defending champion Aaron Peirsol in the 200-meter backstroke at the Beijing Olympics on Friday, winning in a world-record time and dashing his teammate's hopes of completing a backstroke sweep for the second consecutive games.
Lochte took the lead over the final 50 meters and touched in 1 minute, 53.94 seconds, lowering the world mark of 1:54.32 that he and Peirsol had shared for more than a month.
Peirsol earned the silver in 1:54.33. Arkady Vyatchanin of Russia, who led the first 150 meters, took the bronze in 1:54.93.
Peirsol had already won the 100 back in world-record time.
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