A late surge by Michael Phelps set the stage for an Olympic finals showdown between former Club Wolverine teammates who have made a splash in the headlines of late.

As far back as fourth place late in a semifinal heat of the 200-meter butterfly Monday, Phelps charged ahead late to win his heat with a time of 1 minute, 54.53 seconds. Tyler Clary, a former University of Michigan swimmer who trained with Phelps, finished fourth in the other semifinal with a time of 1:54.93.

Clary made headlines recently with a pointed criticism of Phelps during their time as teammates in Ann Arbor. Clary told his hometown newspaper, The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif., that Phelps got by on raw talent and lacked work ethic, stating that Phelps training regimen was equal to someone "asking to get beat."

Phelps -- the winningest Olympian ever with 17 medals (14 gold) to his credit, including two in the 200 butterfly -- trained at Club Wolverine from 2005-2008. He said the two talked about the statements recently and that it is behind them.

The two are seeded fourth and fifth, respectively, in the final, with Clary scheduled to swim in lane 2 and Phelps in lane 6. The race will take place at 2:49 p.m. on Tuesday.

Clary had the second-best time in the morning preliminary heats, finishing in 1:54.96.

"I felt fantastic. The time was faster than it was at trials," Clary said. "I hurt a heck of a lot more at the end of the race in trials. So I had actually said to myself coming into the third wall that I was amazed at how well I felt. Just wanted to see what I could bring it home in."

Also competing in a final on Tuesday night will be Canton High School graduate Allison Schmitt. Schmitt's quest for gold continued on Monday when she advanced to Tuesday's final in the 200 freestyle.

Schmitt, who already has won a bronze and silver medal so far in London, took second place in her heat on Monday with a time of 1:56.15.

Schmitt will be the second seed in lane 5 of the final, which takes place at 2:41 p.m. on Tuesday. Australia's Bronte Barratt is the top seed after a semifinal time of 1:56.08.

Schmitt will also be up against America's new swimming sweetheart, Missy Franklin. Franklin, 17, won the first gold medal of what figures to be a dazzling career, rallying to win the 100 backstroke on Monday, shortly after qualifying for the 200 freestyle final.

American Matt Grevers gave the U.S. a sweep of the gold medals in the 100 backstroke with a first place finish on the men's side.

"Indescribable," the 17-year-old Franklin said after her win. "I still can't believe that happened. I don't even know what to think. I saw my parents' reaction on the screen and I just started bawling. I can't even think right now."

OH CANADA

The Canadian women's basketball team hadn't won an game in the Olympics since 2000. Host Great Britain hadn't won a game since the Olympics began.

Something had to give when the teams met in group play of the Olympics on Monday. Canada got the better of the Brits with a 73-65 victory. Former University of Michigan player Krista Phillips, a native of Saskatchewan, scored six points and had four rebounds for Canada.

ROW, TROWBRIDGE, ROW

Former Michigan rower Sarah Trowbridge and her U.S. partner, Margot Shumway, finished third in the women's double sculls event.

The finish moves the U.S. team into Tuesday's repechage against China, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany and Ukraine. Heat winners Great Britain and Australia and runners-up New Zealand and Poland advanced straight to Friday's finals.

In other rowing action Monday, former Wolverine Tom Peszek and his partner, Silas Stafford, competed in the men's pair repechage against Germany, Serbia and Hungary. The Americans placed third with a time of 6:27.41 to earn the last spot in the semifinals on Wednesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.