Mireia Belmonte has Phelpsian qualities

Technical director for Spanish swimming, Luis Villanueva, told reporters this week that Mireia Belmonte has Phelpsian qualities. “She is a swimmer with a beastly talent, there are very few like her.” She answered by bagging two titles on the first day of the Spanish Open in Madrid, clocking a Spanish record 2:06.25 in the 200 butterfly, and wiping 15 seconds off her best 800 freestyle time with 8:27.88. Read more here on SwimNews.com.