Swimming: Lochte shines in tough treble
Lochte opened his night with a triumph in the 200m backstroke.
OMAHA:
Ryan Lochte booked two Olympic berths with a gritty treble on the sixth day of the US Olympic swimming trials. Lochte opened his night with a triumph in the 200m backstroke, giving himself a chance to defend the gold medal he won in Beijing. Half an hour later came a head-to-head clash with 14-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps, who won the 200m individual medley. Lochte capped his day with the equal sixth-fastest time in the semi-finals of the 100m butterfly. “Tonight was probably the most pain I’ve endured in a swimming competition,” admitted Lochte. “But I was up for the challenge. I knew I could do it. The best thing about swimming is racing and stepping up against the world’s best.”
Published in The Express Tribune, July 2nd, 2012.
Ryan Lochte booked two Olympic berths with a gritty treble on the sixth day of the US Olympic swimming trials. Lochte opened his night with a triumph in the 200m backstroke, giving himself a chance to defend the gold medal he won in Beijing. Half an hour later came a head-to-head clash with 14-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps, who won the 200m individual medley. Lochte capped his day with the equal sixth-fastest time in the semi-finals of the 100m butterfly. “Tonight was probably the most pain I’ve endured in a swimming competition,” admitted Lochte. “But I was up for the challenge. I knew I could do it. The best thing about swimming is racing and stepping up against the world’s best.”
Published in The Express Tribune, July 2nd, 2012.