Ryan Lochte Set To Make USA Swimming Racing Return At L.A. Invite

2017 L.A. Invite

  • Thursday, July 13th – Sunday, July 16th
  • Uytengsu Aquatics Center, USC Campus
  • Psych Sheets
  • Results

With American Olympian Ryan Lochte‘s 10-month suspension officially over, the 32-year-old is making his first USA Swimming race debut this weekend. The meet takes place within his new home state of California, as Lochte takes on local talent at the L.A. Invite slated for July 13th-16th on the University of Southern California campus.

While ineligible to swim at the 2017 U.S. Nationals and, thus, unable to qualify for the World Championships in Budapest, Lochte still got some post-Rio racing in by way of the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) National Championship meet last April.  Lochte swam away with multiple medals at the short course yards meet, including a new Masters National Record in the 100 IM.

Representing Trojan Swim Club this weekend, Lochte is expected to swim the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 200m IM events. In the former, Lochte enters as the 8th seeded swimmer in a time of 23.35, while he sits atop the field in the latter events with entry times of 48.16 and 1:54.00, respectively.

The meet will serve as Lochte’s first long course meters test post-Rio, as well as several months removed from his former training home of Team Elite in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The L.A. Invite will also represent the 2nd most decorated Olympic swimmer’s first competition as a new dad, with he and his fiancée having welcomed son Caiden Zane Lochte on June 8th.

Trojan Swim Club’s Kendyl Stewart and Cal pro Tom Shields are also expected to swim this weekend, however, each with a minimal schedule. Stewart will take on the 100m freestyle and 200m IM, while Shields has entered just the 100m butterfly.

In This Story

37
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

37 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Cate
6 years ago

Looks like he changed his mind.

RSCAFAN
6 years ago

Well looks like he scratched the 100 Free? Would have been fun to see the 32 year old Lochte swimming next to 16 year old Jack Dolan in the fastest prelim heat this morning.

Mardo4
6 years ago

That would be fun to see

Fremdsprachen
6 years ago

50 free 23.25 underwater kick
100 free 50.45
200 IM 2:02.01
He’s been training for less than a month keep in mind

Swimmer?
Reply to  Fremdsprachen
6 years ago

Ummmmmm no. He has been in training since January.

Bigly
Reply to  Fremdsprachen
6 years ago

If he’s in heavy training, those are about right, except he’ll do the 50 free. He’s always slow in heavy training. He looked pretty good at USMS Nationals in early May.

Dan
Reply to  Fremdsprachen
6 years ago

He’s been 22.9 or so in the Underwater kick but there have been 1 or 2 that have been faster (off course those have lead to DQ’s due to the 15m rule), wonder if he would try to challenge that and try to go under 22.7 (think that is the fastest I have seen).

Fremdsprachen
Reply to  Dan
6 years ago

He hasn’t been training since January lol. He did some beg light work a few days a week in January but only seriously started training about a month ago… coming from a guy who talks to the guy occasionally…..

Bigly
Reply to  Fremdsprachen
6 years ago

That pretty much describes his first few years at SwimMac, according to Marsh.

Hank
6 years ago

Anyone know if Lochte planning to swim the Fina world cup this year? I am not sure why more big name American pro swimmers like Lochte or Adrian don’t show up to more of those. Shields and Ervin did their share though.

Hater of swimvortex
6 years ago

It will be funny if he can post a faster time than the World Champion, like what Phelps did in 2015.

Swimmer?
Reply to  Hater of swimvortex
6 years ago

It may be tough, but I could see it happening.

crooked donald
6 years ago

I heard that the day after Kalisz won the 200 IM at Trials, Lochte suited up in practice and did a 1:53.

BKP
Reply to  crooked donald
6 years ago

I think I heard that too on CNN! 🙂

Guy
Reply to  BKP
6 years ago

Took me a while to realize the joke lol ^

Steve Nolan
6 years ago

“…while he sits atop the field in the latter events with entry times of 48.16 and 1:54.00, respectively.”

The WR usually gets you the top seed.

About Retta Race

Retta Race

Former Masters swimmer and coach Loretta (Retta) thrives on a non-stop but productive schedule. Nowadays, that includes having just earned her MBA while working full-time in IT while owning French 75 Boutique while also providing swimming insight for BBC.

Read More »