Lochte confirms status as short course giant
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December 18, 2012, Tuesday
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RYAN Lochte won two more races at the short-course world championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, finishing the event with six golds and one silver. The result matched his medal tally when the biennial championships were held in Dubai in 2010.
Lochte won the 100-meter individual medley, a day after he broke the world record in the event. The five-time Olympic champion finished in 51.21 seconds, ahead of Kenneth To of Australia and George Bovell III of Trinidad and Tobago.
Lochte joined the US team of Matthew Grevers, Kevin Cordes and Thomas Shields to win the 4x100-meter medley relay in 3:21.03, defeating Russia in second place and Australia in third. Lochte's time of 45.22 seconds was the fastest on the team. He also won silver in the 200 backstroke.
Radoslaw Kawecki of Poland beat Lochte and said he had deployed the same tactics as his rival.
"We both wanted to wait until the final 50-75 meters and start pushing really hard. I am happy I came out on top and proved that I was better prepared than Lochte," Kawecki said, adding it felt "great to be better than a world record holder."
Lochte broke the world record in the 100 IM with a time of 50.71 in the semifinals at Sinan Erdem Arena on Saturday, eclipsing the mark set by Peter Mankoc of Slovenia in December 2009. On Friday, the American broke the world record in the 200 IM. His career total now stands at 30 medals of which 20 are gold.
China's Zhao Jing defended her women's 50m backstroke with a time of 25.95. Zhao is the first athlete to win this event more than once. China finished the tournament with three golds, five silver and three bronze to rank second in the medal table.
In the women's 100m butterfly, China's Beijing Olympic champion Liu Zige finished second behind Italy's Ilaria Bianchi with a time of 56.58.
Lochte won the 100-meter individual medley, a day after he broke the world record in the event. The five-time Olympic champion finished in 51.21 seconds, ahead of Kenneth To of Australia and George Bovell III of Trinidad and Tobago.
Lochte joined the US team of Matthew Grevers, Kevin Cordes and Thomas Shields to win the 4x100-meter medley relay in 3:21.03, defeating Russia in second place and Australia in third. Lochte's time of 45.22 seconds was the fastest on the team. He also won silver in the 200 backstroke.
Radoslaw Kawecki of Poland beat Lochte and said he had deployed the same tactics as his rival.
"We both wanted to wait until the final 50-75 meters and start pushing really hard. I am happy I came out on top and proved that I was better prepared than Lochte," Kawecki said, adding it felt "great to be better than a world record holder."
Lochte broke the world record in the 100 IM with a time of 50.71 in the semifinals at Sinan Erdem Arena on Saturday, eclipsing the mark set by Peter Mankoc of Slovenia in December 2009. On Friday, the American broke the world record in the 200 IM. His career total now stands at 30 medals of which 20 are gold.
China's Zhao Jing defended her women's 50m backstroke with a time of 25.95. Zhao is the first athlete to win this event more than once. China finished the tournament with three golds, five silver and three bronze to rank second in the medal table.
In the women's 100m butterfly, China's Beijing Olympic champion Liu Zige finished second behind Italy's Ilaria Bianchi with a time of 56.58.
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