OMAHA, NE - JUNE 28: Michael Phelps competes in a semi-final heat of the Men's 200 Meter Butterfly during Day 3 of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center on June 28, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)Jeff Curry/Getty Images

Swimming 2016 Olympic Trials: Wednesday Live Results and Analysis

Carol Schram

Jun 29, 2016

Michael Phelps has become the first American male swimmer to qualify for five Olympics after punching his ticket in the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska on Wednesday.

Phelps easily won his event final in a time of 1:55:17, one day before his 31st birthday. He became the oldest swimmer ever to win an event at the U.S. Olympic Trials and moved one step closer to cementing a legacy as arguably one of the greatest American athletes of all time.

Elsewhere, five-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin overcame a rough run in Omaha by qualifying for the Olympics in the 200-meter freestyle, while Kevin Cordes flirted with a world record before pulling back the reins in his semifinal of the men's 200-meter breaststroke.