Michael Phelps of the United States embraces Thiago Pereira of Brazil after winning the Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Then, it was Ledecky’s turn on the anchor leg.
Australia’s Mitch Larkin grabbed the silver in 1:53.96, just ahead of Russia’s Evgeny Rylov with the bronze in 1:53.97.
“I really don’t care about Phelps or Lochte”.
To add insult to injury Le Clos looked up to the results on the big screen showing Masato Sakai of Japan and Hungary’s Tamas Kenderesi ahead of him in second and third place respectively. “I just wish I would have ended up better”, Lochte said.
Major tournaments and the US PGA and European tours might need to juggle events for more space around the Olympics to ensure players are better rested, a feat even trickier as the Olympics fall in Ryder Cup years.
Medals also will be awarded in the women’s 200 meter breaststroke, the women’s 100 meter freestyle and in the men’s 200 meter backstroke. Ryan Lochte is the second-most decorated Olympic swimmer of all time behind Phelps, his longtime rival and friend.
He cruised through his heat with the third-fastest time overall, one minute, 58.41 seconds, which trailed only U.S. teammate Ryan Lochte (1:57.38) and Germany’s Philip Heintz (1:57.59).
Lochte will be right next to him again, ranking second in 1:56.28.
Phelps and Lochte had each medaled in the 200 IM in the last three Olympics.
Also, the postponed rowing events are expected to get back in action today, including Ohioans Felice Mueller and Josh Konieczny.
Seventy-five minutes after racing, he was back in the water to swim the final leg of the 4×200 freestyle after Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte had built a lead of 1.76 seconds. Garcia also gave Spain its only other medal during the Rio Olympics earlier this week when she took bronze in the 400 meter individual medley.
“I don’t think it is possible to compare each game, but I feel like I am a lot more mature than four years ago”.
Ledecky seeks her fourth gold medal in Rio, which would tie her with Amy Van Dyken (1996) and Missy Franklin (2012) as the only American female athletes to win that many in a single Olympics.
In a furious down-and-back sprint, Chalmers rallied on the return lap to win with a time of 47.58 seconds.
Australia, who led until Ledecky dived in and turned the race around, took silver and Canada the bronze on another glorious night for the USA swim star. Adrian, who swam in lane four, was disappointed with his time “but I’m happy I came away with a medal”.
Bowman believes that will help Phelps with a perspective and a balance he’s never had before – a real, fulfilling life outside of swimming. “I am so proud to be a medalist for two Olympiads”.
As for Oleksiak, she’s the youngest female Olympic gold medalist in Canada’s history by almost two years.
As usual, Phelps pulled off the grueling double, advancing to Friday night’s final with the fifth-fastest time.
“I’m very proud to win a medal for my country”, Balandin said through an interpreter.
Neethling said the hype around the 200m butterfly had taken its toll on the swimmers with Phelps handling it better.
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Belmonte Garcia claimed a pair of silver medals in London, including a runner-up finish in the 200 fly.
