Wednesday 13 August 2008

Ryan Lochte

Ryan Lochte (born August 3, 1984) is an American swimmer. He is a multiple world record holder. He is a 2004 Olympic Champion in the 4x200m Freestyle, Olympic silver medalist in the 200m Medley and 2008 Olympics bronze medalist in the 400m individual medley.

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Lochte specializes in the backstroke and individual medley, but is also a freestyle relay swimmer. He is noted for the speed and distance he attains while kicking underwater.   He is a close rival with Michael Phelps in the individual medley events and Aaron Peirsol in the backstroke races.

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On June 29, 2008, at the Olympic Trials, both Lochte and Michael Phelps broke the previous World Record. Phelps, by virtue of winning the race, set the new World Record. Lochte has qualified for the 200m backstroke and 200m IM at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 400m IM event, with Michael Phelps grabbing the gold in world record time.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You have done really well Michael Phelps in Olympic 2008 in chine. Congratulation for your new world record and gold medal. Wishing your all the best for your upcoming events .

Anonymous said...

I will give you congratulation on your this success, my GOD will give you many such type of successes in you life.