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Michael Phelps, the Baltimore swimmer who has won more gold medals than any other Olympian, failed to medal today in the 400-meter individual medley as U.S. rival Ryan Lochte (4:05.18) captured his first gold of the 2012 London Olympics.

For first time since 2000, Michael Phelps fails to win medal in an Olympic final

Michael Phelps barely slipped into Saturday night's final for the 400-meter individual medley, coming in eighth in the morning preliminary heats that launched the first full day of Olympic competition -- and his own fourth and final Games.

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The London Olympics will serve as Michael Phelps' swan song, leaving behind records that may never be broken

The London Olympics will serve as Michael Phelps' swan song, leaving behind records that may never be broken