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  27일 호주 멜버른에서 열린 세계수영선수권대회 남자 자유형 200m 경기에서 미국의 마이클 펠프스가 세계 신기록을 세우며 금메달을 확정 지은 뒤 기뻐하고 있다. 한국의 박태환은 이 경기에서 동메달을 목에 걸었다. 펠프스는 16세였던 2001년 세계수영선수권대회 접영 200m에서 세계기록으로 우승한 뒤 발전을 거듭, 2003년 세계선수권대회에서 사상 처음으로 단일대회 5개 종목에서 모두 세계기록을 세우면서 '수영신동'으로 널리 알려졌다.

















        year meet venue distance event result 2001 world championships (lc) fukuoka, japan 200 m butterfly 1st 2002 pan pacific championships yokohama, japan 200 m butterfly 2nd pan pacific championships yokohama, japan 200 m individual medley 1st pan pacific championships yokohama, japan 400 m individual medley 1st pan pacific championships yokohama, japan 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 2nd pan pacific championships yokohama, japan 4 x 100 m medley relay 1st 2003 world championships (lc) barcelona, spain 100 m butterfly 2nd world championships (lc) barcelona, spain 200 m butterfly 1st world championships (lc) barcelona, spain 200 m individual medley 1st world championships (lc) barcelona, spain 400 m individual medley 1st world championships (lc) barcelona, spain 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 2nd world championships (lc) barcelona, spain 4 x 100 m medley relay 1st 2004 summer olympics athens, greece 200 m freestyle 3rd summer olympics athens, greece 100 m butterfly 1st summer olympics athens, greece 200 m butterfly 1st summer olympics athens, greece 200 m individual medley 1st summer olympics athens, greece 400 m individual medley sean ni ni ni 1st summer olympics athens, greece 4 x 100 m medley relay 1st summer olympics athens, greece 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 3rd summer olympics athens, greece 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 1st world championships (sc) indianapolis, usa 200 m freestyle 1st 2005 world championships (lc) montréal, canada 200 m freestyle 1st world championships (lc) montréal, canada 100 m butterfly 2nd world championships (lc) montréal, canada 200 m individual medley 1st world championships (lc) montréal, canada 4 x 100 m medley relay 1st world championships (lc) montréal, canada 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 1st world championships (lc) montréal, canada 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 1st 2006 pan pacific championships victoria, canada 200 m backstroke 2nd pan pacific championships victoria, canada 200 m butterfly 1st pan pacific championships victoria, canada 200 m individual medley 1st pan pacific championships victoria, canada 400 m individual medley 1st pan pacific championships victoria, canada 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 1st pan pacific championships victoria, canada 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 1st 2007 world championships (lc) melbourne, australia 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 1st world championships (lc) melbourne, australia 200 m freestyle 1st