Indianapolis Grand Prix - Saturday prelims

100m back - 55.85

Qualified for "A" final, 4th seed

200m IM - 2:02.88

Qualified for "A" final, 7th seed

The big showdown with Michael Phelps is finally going to happen tonight in the 200m IM.

Indianapolis Grand Prix - Friday Finals

Ryan scratched the 200 free and swam the 200 back only.  He faded in the last 25m and came in 4th with a time of 1:59.34.

Indianapolis Grand Prix - Results so far...

Thursday Finals

100m free - 49.46 

Ryan won the "B" final with a time that would have placed him 5th in the "A" final & overall.  His second 50 was 25.61, which is a really good sign that he is in great shape.  I think he'll get a lot faster once he has a chance to rest.




Looks like he slowed down a bit at the end to conserve energy for the 100 fly.

100m fly - 52.32

Ryan won the "B" final with a time that would have placed him 2nd in the "A" final and overall.  This was a personal best for him in this event.  He never swims it rested.  Will he swim it at trials?  We'll have to wait and see.




Ryan was wearing the new Speedo Fastskin 3 during finals.  He must be testing it out and getting used to it before trials.  It's odd to see him wearing a racing suit at a Grand Prix meet.

To read more about all of the Thursday races in Indianapolis check out these articles:

http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/USA/30158.asp

http://swimswam.com/2012/03/adrian-rips-suit-lochte-swims-lifetime-best/

http://theswimmerscircle.com/2012/03/30/adrian-splits-suit-butt-still-dominates-100-free-in-night-1-of-the-indy-grand-prix/

Friday Prelims

200m free - 1:50.17

Qualified for "A" final tonight, 6th seed.

200m back - 2:00.33

Qualified for "A" final, 4th seed (tied).

Read more about today's prelim results here:

http://swimswam.com/2012/03/phelps-clary-set-for-400-im-duel-in-indy/

Interviews at Indianapolis GP with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte

Ryan Lochte interview on the eve of the Indianapolis Grand Prix

Indianapolis Grand Prix - March 29-31, 2012

It's been a while since the Austin GP.  Here are what I believe are Ryan's events in Indianapolis:

Event 2 - 100m free
Event 8 - 100m fly

Event 14 - 200m free
Event 16 - 200m back

Event 26 - 100m back
Event 28 - 200m IM

Oh and looks like Michael Phelps is swimming the 400m IM!  Should be a great meet.

Speedo Southern Zone Sectionals - Results

There has been some great racing at the Speedo Southern Zone Championships this weekend.  Here are Ryan's results so far:


Friday, March 16
Event 8 - 200m free - 1st in 1:49.09.  Narrowly beat Conor Dwyer at 1:49.17.
Event 12 - 100m fly - 1st in 54.12.  Narrowly beat Sebastien Rousseau at 54.17.

Saturday, March 17
Event 18 - 100m back - 2nd in 54.89.  Narrowly beat by Arkady Vyatchanin at 54.79.

Watch live at http://www.floridaswimnetwork.com/.  Live results here:  http://results.teamunify.com/szfllsc/

2012 Speedo Southern Zone Sectionals - March 16-18

Ryan is swimming in the 2012 Speedo Southern Zone Sectionals in Orlando, Florida from Friday-Sunday.  The meet psych sheet can be found here:  http://www.floridaswimming.org/szfllsc/__eventform__/226087_SectionalPsychSheet1.pdf

Ryan's events are:

Friday, March 16
Event 8 - 200m free
Event 12 - 100m fly

Saturday, March 17
Event 18 - 100m back
Event 22 - 50m free

Sunday, March 18
Event 30 - 100m free
Event 24 - 200m back

British Olympic Trials - Day 1 and 2 results

For more detailed information and discussion on British and European swimming, I urge you to follow http://speedendurance.blogspot.com/ or on twitter @speed_endurance

Top two swimmers qualify for the Olympic team, as long as their times are top 16 in the world so far.

400m IM - women

Hannah Miley: 4:32.67 (#1 in the World in 2012)

Aimee Willmott: 4:37.48 (#4 in the World in 2012)

400m IM - men

Roberto Pavoni: 4:12.43 (fast!) (#1 in the World in 2012)

Joseph Roebuck: 4:14.48 (#3 in the World in 2012)

400m free - men

Robert Renwick: 3:46.73 (#5 in the World in 2012)

David Carry: 3:48.36 (#8 in the World in 2012) - don't think he went fast enough to qualify for the team*

**Carry didn't qualify because his time was not faster than the 16th fastest time in the world in 2011, which was a 3:47.58.

100m fly - women

Ellen Gandy: 57.25 (#2 in the World in 2012)

Francesca Halsall: 57:56 (#3 in the World in 2012)

100m breast - men

Daniel Sliwinski: 1:00.09 (#1 in the World in 2012)

Craig Benson: 1:00.47 (#3 in the World in 2012)

400m free - women

Rebecca Adlington: 4:02.35 (#1 in the World in 2012)

Jo Jackson: 4:06.47 (#4 in the World in 2012)

British Olympic Trials start today

I'm so excited for the Olympics, only 5 months away. The British Olympic trials start today.

Results can be found here: http://www.swimmingresults.org.uk/swimming/results/2012/bstrials12/index.php

The meet is being held in the Olympic pool, which is awesome. Qualifying for the British Olympic Team is a bit different from the U.S. According to the article linked below, not only does a swimmer have to finish 1st or 2nd at the meet, but he/she also has to have a time that is top 16 in the world. If a swimmer finishes in the top 2 but the time isn't fast enough, there will be another opportunity to qualify at a later meet.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9118498/British-Swimming-2012-Olympic-trials-qualifying-bar-for-Games-raised-as-trials-begin.html

The meet is open to foreign swimmers who want to check out the Olympic pool. I will try to post results.