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Tag: Ryan Lochte

  • Watch out for the USA Swimming video contest

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    Exciting stuff here on usaswimming.org, where USA swimming is looking for the next great America’s Swim Team video: The best 30-second video that demonstrates what being a part of America’s Swim Team means to you, with deadline April 9, 2011. There is also this great video where Ryan Lochte surprises America’s Swim Team teammates at…

  • Ryan Lochte’s Favorite Things

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    Yet another funny segment on USA Swimming’s YouTube channel, where they ask Ryan Lochte what is his favorite food, favorite color, favorite movie (ha ha ha ha, busted), etcetera.

  • Phelps New 200 IM WR, Peirsol Ties Lochte’s 200 Back WR

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    On July 4th, Aaron Piersol tied Ryan Lochte’s 200 backstroke world record, and Phelps set a new 200 IM world record in the time of 1:54.80. Lochte swam 1:54.34 in the 200 backstroke, and 1:55.22 in the 200 IM (third fastest time in history). Source: SwimInfo here and here

  • U.S. Trials: Phelps And Hoff Set New 400 IM WRs

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    Katie Hoff beat Australia’s Stephanie Rice’s time of 4:31.46 with the new world record 4:31.12. And Phelps bettered his own world record to 4:05.25, in a race where Ryan Lochte with 4:06.08 also went under the former world record of 4:06.22. Read here and here at SwimInfo. Here is Phelps’ world record

  • 2 More WRs On 3rd Day of World Championships

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    Croatia’s Duje Draganja has set a new world record in the 50 SCM freestyle event, clocking 20.81 where Sweden’s Stefan Nystrands world mark was 20.93. And USA’s Ryan Lochte bettered the 200 SCM IM world record with a time of 1:51.56, more than a second faster than Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh’s world record of 1:52.99. Read…