Swimming: Lochte smashes world record

Lochte finished in one minute, 49.63 seconds en route to a fourth consecutive gold medal at Sinan Erdem Arena.

ISTANBUL: Ryan Lochte was once again the star of the show at the world short course championships on Friday when he won the 200m individual medley and broke his own world record in doing so. Lochte, an 11-time Olympic medallist, finished in one minute, 49.63 seconds en route to a fourth consecutive gold medal at Sinan Erdem Arena. Japan’s Daiya Seto clocked 1:52.80 to add the silver medal to the gold he won in the 400m individual medley, and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary won bronze in 1:52.89. It had already been a stellar meeting for Lochte after he had won gold in the 200m freestyle, 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays, but this was his best yet.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 16^th, 2012.