{"id":13025,"date":"2012-08-01T01:51:07","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T23:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/olympics-swimming-lochte-back-on-form-with-relay-gold\/"},"modified":"2012-08-01T01:51:07","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T23:51:07","slug":"olympics-swimming-lochte-back-on-form-with-relay-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/olympics-swimming-lochte-back-on-form-with-relay-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics-Swimming-Lochte back on form with relay gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Clara Ferreira-Marques<\/span><\/p>\n

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LONDON, July 31<\/span> (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte got himself back on
\ntrack for a golden haul in London after launching the United
\nStates to Olympic gold in the men’s 4×200 metres freestyle relay
\nTuesday, a victory that saw his team mate Michael Phelps become
\nthe most decorated Olympian ever.<\/p>\n

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Lochte brushed off two disappointing days in the pool to
\nplow through the opening leg in front and give his team a
\ncommanding lead, which they never relinquished.<\/p>\n

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With Phelps swimming the anchor leg, the Americans won by
\nmore than three seconds from France and China. It was the third
\nOlympics in a row where Lochte and Phelps joined forces to win
\nthe event.<\/p>\n

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“I had a pretty rough couple of days, but today I woke up
\nand I felt good,” Lochte said.<\/p>\n

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“I woke up this morning and I was myself – this
\nhappy-go-lucky guy. I think that’s what helped me today, and I
\ncan take that into tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

A fast and versatile swimmer – famous for building his
\nstrength by dragging chains and tossing beer kegs – Lochte had
\nbrashly stated that this was his year to shine.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Lochte’s pre-Games confidence was not based on any fanciful
\nwhim or the American tendency for trash-talking. He had six
\nOlympic medals, including three gold, before the Games even
\nstarted, and had beaten the seemingly-invincible Aaron Peirsol
\nto win the 200 backstroke final in Beijing.<\/p>\n

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But after starting the Games on a high by winning the 400
\nindividual medley, the 27-year-old struggled in his next two
\nevents.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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