Miami: Michael Phelps settled for third place behind Olympic gold medallist Nathan Adrian's blazing 48.05sec in the 100m freestyle on Saturday to close out the Orlando Pro Swim.
While Adrian dominated the field -- winning by a body length and posting the second-fastest time in the world this year behind the 47.57 posted by Australian Cameron McEvoy -- Phelps was left mulling what he considered a somewhat disappointing meeting.
"I'm always so hard on myself," said Phelps, who was disappointed not to break 52 seconds in winning the 100m butterfly on Thursday.
He added a fourth-place finish in the...
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