Phelps and Schipper break 200m butterfly records

American Michael Phelps and Australia's Jessicah Schipper broke the world records in the men's and women's 200 metres butterfly at the Pan Pacific championships in Victoria, Canada, on Thursday.

Schipper, the 100m butterfly world champion, clocked world record splits throughout the race before winning in two minutes 5.40 seconds.

Her time was 0.21 quicker than the previous record set at last year's World Championship final in Montreal by Poland's Otylia Jedrzejczak.

Schipper finished second in that race behind the Pole, who controversially kept the title and record despite television footage showing that she touched the wall with just one hand.

Phelps, 21, broke his own 200m butterfly mark in the next race of the evening, clocking 1:53.80 to shave off 0.13 seconds from his previous best.

Phelps, who won six gold medals at the 2004 Olympics, was pushed by Japan's Ryuichi Shibata until the final 50m before the American surged clear.