Phelps helps U.S. retain relay world title
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ROME (Reuters) - Michael Phelps helped Olympic champions the United States retain their men's 100 meters freestyle relay title at the world championships on Sunday.
The American team of Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers and Nathan Adrian finished in a time of three minutes, 9.21 seconds to come home ahead of Russia and France.
Phelps swam the first leg and although individual Olympic 100m champion Alain Bernard kept the French in the hunt in the second leg they faded in the final 200 and had to settle for third.
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