“I’ve been able to kind of finish how I wanted to”, Phelps said.
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Rio is the fourth straight Olympics Phelps has taken gold in the event, and he did so by a wide margin, far outpacing the rest of the field.
In a pre-dye job interview NBC released Thursday before the two Olympic Village roommates compete in the 200-meter individual medley on Thursday night, Lochte answers truthfully in a way that washes over you like champagne rain drops.
Elliotte Friedman mixed the pair up for the duration of the 200m individual medley final, which Phelps won to claim his 22nd Olympic gold medal. In three prior Games the Hungarian had claimed five medals, all silver or bronze in races won by Phelps.
Less than an hour after winning the 400m IM, Phelps qualified for the men’s 100 butterfly final on Friday night.
Campbell turned 0.12 inside her own world record before being caught by the two women on either side of her – American Simone Manuel and Canadian schoolgirl Penny Oleksiak, who shared gold in 52.70.
” All my hard work has paid off and I am really happy about it”.
Phelps has now won the 200m individual medley at the last four Olympic Games, dating back to Athens in 2004.
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom took the bronze in 52.99.
“I was sacked up”, said Phelps.
The U.S. men have now won the event for six successive Olympics dating to Atlanta in 1996. Franklin failed to even make it to the final of her two individual events. “I guess after I get my learner’s I’ll get my license”.
Harrison’s coach, Jimmy Pedro, said Harrison’s achievement was enormous, given that there have been no repeat Olympic judo champions at Rio or at the previous games in London.
Japan’s Rie Kaneto blazed to gold in the women’s 200m breaststroke, clocking 2:20.30 to deny two-time doping offender Yulia Efimova.
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She finished nearly half a length in front of her closest rivals, silver medallist Jazz Carlin of Britain (8:16.17) and bronze medallist Boglarka Kapas of Hungary (8:16.37).
