Ryan Lochte Swims 400 IM, Suffers Intense Pain, Says He Will Swim it Again (Video Interview)

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It was a four way race through breaststroke between Tyler Clary, Ryan Lochte, Andrew Seliskar, and Josh Prenot. Clary and Prenot were able to utilize their breaststrokes to pull ahead, making it a two man race with only the freestyle leg to go. It was a great race all the way through, but Josh Prenot had a great backhalf to win with a time of 4:16.08. Prenot beat Clary at the wall, touching him out by .2 seconds. Clary’s second place time was 4:16.28. Ryan Lochte added third place points with his time of 4:18.68.

Andrew Seliskar finished fourth at 4:21.41, a four second drop from his morning swim, and Tristan Cote was fifth at 4:25.71.

If Prenot can hold on to the back half of his races at NCAA’s as well as he is today, we may have a few upsets on our hands this year.

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bobo gigi
9 years ago

Yes. He will swim it again in the in-season meets but not in the big meets.
It would be senseless.
He swims that event only for fun in the training meets. 😆

The same for Katie Ledecky and the 100 free. Just for fun (really this time) in the in-season meets and she works her speed. But nothing more serious. I don’t jump at all in the Ledecky 100 free’s bandwagon. Why would she swim that event at US olympic trials? 3 rounds for what? At best a place in final. Against pure sprinters and fresh sprinters? You have to be the freshest possible to be fast on sprint and it would not be the case. She would… Read more »

luigi
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

perhaps you forget that she needs only to be among the first 6 at Trials to sneak into the 4×100 relay. That’s almost certainly one more medal.

Bossanova
Reply to  luigi
9 years ago

I thought relay swimmers were ultimately at the coaches’ discretion.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Bossanova
9 years ago

That’s true but the way she handles a 100 free now and a 200 free , i beleive the coaches in Usa are aware allready on her insane potential . So , the probability to be on that 400 free relay are going higher ; which is great .
Usa could have different options with Manuel , Franklin , Coughlin , Weitzeil , Vreeland and ledecky . Pretty solid list to choose from.

evilwatersprite
Reply to  ERVINFORTHEWIN
9 years ago

Don’t forget Megan Romano. She’s had a really good meet so far. Being back with Carol Capitani and training at Texas clearly agrees with her.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  ERVINFORTHEWIN
9 years ago

Evilwatersprite , I really like Romano but since Barcelona 2013 , i am very sorry to say i have not seen her putting out a very solid 100 free on LC . She was not qualified at Pan Pacs ( is she qualified for Kazan ? i don’t think so ) and is still swimming the 200 free and the 100 Back . If those choices prove she is still a great relay player , we will see . I could have put also Lea Neal but have not heard anything from her last results so far that indicates she might get into the mix .

Luigi
Reply to  Bossanova
9 years ago

True, but I think, except for Phelps in 2004, this is the principle they always applied. US swim fans will certainly be able to confirm or deny. Bottom line, a US swimmer, male or female, has a good chance to win a medal by making into the relay squad and you dont need to be 1st or 2nd at trials to attain that. So the effort and risk for KL might very well be worth it.

Luigi
Reply to  Luigi
9 years ago

Ps perhaps I shoukd add that at the Olympics all swimmers of a medalling relay get the medal, even those who only swam the heats – although of course swimming the final is what everyone wants

TheTroubleWithX
Reply to  Luigi
9 years ago

The US men coaches selected Phelps for the 4×200 this summer at Pan Pacs even though he didn’t swim the event at all at Nationals. I would not be surprised to see Ledecky on the 4×100 in Rio, regardless of whether or not she swims the 100 free at Olympic Trials.

Team Rwanda
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

I agree with BOBO about Ledecky, except for Kazan Schedule: IMO, if she needs to drop something, she should drop the 1500; and swim 200 individually, she has already proven everything in 1500m and it’s not an Olympic race.

Varsity Swimmer
9 years ago

He only started training a week ago???

bobo gigi
Reply to  Varsity Swimmer
9 years ago

That’s really possible but on the other hand I can’t remember an interview in which Ryan doesn’t answer that he’s very tired, that he suffers a lot and that everything is promising because he trains seriously only for a few weeks. :mrgreen:

aswimfan
9 years ago

Lochte kept saying “it’s a training meet”, and I interpret that as saying he will not swim 400 IM in THE competitions (trials, worlds, or olympics).

And if I were he or his coach, that’s exactly what I would have done (4IM for training, but not in the big ones)

Billabong
9 years ago

Great time from a great champion. Still going sub 4:20 at 30yrs old, on a couple of weeks of training. Ryan, you are a Man at night and a Man in the morning!

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Billabong
9 years ago

Totally agree with u Billabong ! what a champion

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MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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