Swimming
Published 5:00 am Saturday, June 18, 2011
• Phelps wins 100 fly, loses 100 free: Michael Phelps continued his inconsistent year Friday night, easily winning the 100-meter butterfly but finishing second in the 100 freestyle at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix in California. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist handled the competition in the butterfly. Australia’s Nicholas D’Arcy was second and Davis Tarwater third. The strong showing in one of Phelps’ signature events was outshined only by a slow start in his only other race of the night. Phelps nearly chased down Park Taehwan of South Korea in the 100 free before finishing a close second. Santa Clara is the last stop on USA Swimming’s grand prix series and the final tuneup for next month’s world championships in Shanghai.