<page_title> Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly </page_title> <section_title> Final </section_title> <table> <cell> Michael Phelps <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> 50.58 <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> OR <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Milorad Čavić <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Serbia <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> 50.59 <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> </table>
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps set a new Olympic record of 50.58 to defend his title in the event, edging out Serbia's Milorad Čavić (50.59) by one hundredth of a second (0.01).