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Mixed day for Phelps

MONTREAL: Michael Phelps captured his third gold medal on a controversial and dramatic night at the World championships.

The American, on Thursday, won the 200 metres individual medley title an hour after he bombed out in the 100m freestyle final surprisingly won by Italian Filippo Magnini.

Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland then broke her own world record to win the women's 200m butterfly final after a thrilling duel with Australia's Jessicah Schipper. However, television replays suggested Jedrzejczak should have been disqualified for an illegal touch, although she was allowed to keep her gold medal.

Australians officials decided not to lodge a protest but called on swimming's world governing body to review its existing regulations on the use of video evidence.

Australia grabbed one gold when Giaan Rooney won the women's 50m backstroke final but the United States kept its lead on the medals table through Phelps and the women's 4x200m freestyle relay team.

The results:

Men: 100m freestyle (final): 1. Filippo Magnini (Ita, 48.12), 2. Roland Schoeman (RSA, 48.28), 3. Ryk Neethling (RSA, 48.34).

200m medley (final): 1. Michael Phelps (U.S., 1:56.68), 2. Laszlo Cseh (Hun, 1:57.61), 3. Ryan Lochte (U.S.) 1:57.79).

Women: 50m backstroke (final): 1. Giaan Rooney (Aus, 28.63), 2. Gao Chang (Chn, 28.69), 3. Antje Buschschulte (Ger, 28.72).

200m butterfly (final): 1. Otylia Jedrzejczak (Pol, 2:05.61), 2. Jess Schipper (Aus, 2:05.65), 3. Yuko Nakanishi (Jpn, 2:09.40).

4x200m freestyle relay (final): 1. United States (Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff, Whitney Myers, Kaitlin Sandeno, 7:53.70), 2. Australia (Lisbeth Lenton, Shayne Reese, Bronte Barrat, Linda MacKenzie, 7:54.06), 3. China (Zhu Yingwen, Pang Jiaying, Zhou Yafei, Yang Yu, 7:57.29) — Agencies

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