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Phelps chases Cavic down again in 100-metre butterfly

In a rematch of last year's thrilling 100-metre men's butterfly final at the Beijing Olympics, American Michael Phelps again reeled in Serbia's Milorad Cavic during the final 25 metres and out-touched the Serb at the wall during the world aquatics... ...full story at cbcnews

from cbcnews on Sat, Aug 01 2009

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