<p> Back on the blocks for the first time since his record eight gold medal haul at the Beijing Olympics, Phelps won the 200-metre freestyle and 100M butterfly in meet record times. <br />Trading in his hi-tech LZR swimsuit for a throw-back model first introduced in 2004, Phelps was out of the blocks quick in the 200 and led from start to finish, touching first in one minute, 46.02 seconds. <br />While well off his world record time of 1:42.96 set in Beijing, the swim was still a remarkable effort. <br />A little more than 50 minutes later, the 23-year-old American was right back on the starting block, powering to the wall in 51.72, crushing a field that included five-time Olympic gold medallist Aaron Peirsol. <br />Phelps said his training was working well, despite waking up feeling ‘weird’ before the race and not knowing what to expect of his first hit-out in nine months. "I got in and I wasn't really feeling that great in warm up. I was thinking I would just go out there and swim as fast as I can," he told reporters. <br /></p>
<p> Back on the blocks for the first time since his record eight gold medal haul at the Beijing Olympics, Phelps won the 200-metre freestyle and 100M butterfly in meet record times. <br />Trading in his hi-tech LZR swimsuit for a throw-back model first introduced in 2004, Phelps was out of the blocks quick in the 200 and led from start to finish, touching first in one minute, 46.02 seconds. <br />While well off his world record time of 1:42.96 set in Beijing, the swim was still a remarkable effort. <br />A little more than 50 minutes later, the 23-year-old American was right back on the starting block, powering to the wall in 51.72, crushing a field that included five-time Olympic gold medallist Aaron Peirsol. <br />Phelps said his training was working well, despite waking up feeling ‘weird’ before the race and not knowing what to expect of his first hit-out in nine months. "I got in and I wasn't really feeling that great in warm up. I was thinking I would just go out there and swim as fast as I can," he told reporters. <br /></p>