OMAHA: Ryan Lochte downed Michael Phelps in the men’s 400m medley at the US Olympic trials in a race that gave a glimpse of the competition at the London Games. Lochte seized control on the breaststroke leg and held on to beat Phelps for the first time in the event. Lochte won in four minutes 7.06 seconds, while Phelps, the world record-holder and two-time Olympic champion, was second, booking an Olympic berth in 4:07.89. Lochte, beaten by Phelps in nine prior 400m medley clashes, said he was not trying to make a statement. “I wanted to win,” said Lochte. “I wanted to get on the Olympics team. Now I can just do what I love to do, have fun and race.”
Published In The Express Tribune, June 27th, 2012.
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