Michael Phelps.

Whoah. At the 12th Annual FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Michael Phelps kicked ass. In the 200 meter freestyle, Phelps broke the world record with an amazing one minute 43:86 seconds. Phelps blew past his expected competition, Pieter Van Den Hoogenband of Denmark, holder of the 2000 Olympic Gold, in the final 100 meters of the event. A benchmark at the competition, Phelps is the first swimmer to make a new world record in the Susie O'Neill Pool. And can someone say smokin'?

photo courtesy of what a week.