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Michael Phelps finished seventh in his first 200m butterfly final since the 2012 Olympics at a Pro Swim Series meet in Charlotte on Saturday.
The most decorated Olympian of all time clocked 2:00.77 in the eight-swimmer race, 3.19 seconds behind winner Chase Kalisz.
Phelps’ first Olympic race was the 200m fly at the Sydney 2000 Games at age 15, where he finished fifth (in 1:56.50) as the youngest U.S. Olympic male swimmer since 1932. It became his signature event, and he dominated until South African Chad le Clos nipped him by .