Just another day at the office for Phelps

Michael Phelps made it three for three at the US national championships, winning the 200m individual medley on Sunday night with another time that would have been good enough for a world title.

Phelps was under world-record pace through the first three laps, but he struggled a bit on the freestyle leg to touch in 1 minute, 54.75 seconds - 0.75 off the mark set in 2011 by American rival Ryan Lochte.

Still, it was easily the fastest time in the world this year, more than second faster than Lochte's winning time of 1:55.81 at the world championships in Kazan, Russia.