1:49.63 - What a great swim!
Swim Swam has some very informative information about the 200 IM record in this article: http://swimswam.com/2012/12/ryan-lochte-breaks-world-record-in-200-short-course-im/
Notably, Swim Swam has a comparison of splits from the 2010 WR vs. the 2012 WR:
Lochte ’10 24.07 27.35 32.07 26.59 1:50.08
Lochte ’12 23.71 27.03 31.74 27.15 1:49.63
Also:
Here’s what’s really crazy: the second-best swimmer in this race is Darian Townsend from South Africa, almost two seconds behind in a 1:51.55. That’s the biggest gap of any men’s World Record 400 meters or shorter.
World Record:
ReplyDeleteRyan Lochte (USA), 1:49.63 – December 14, 2012 in Istanbul (TUR)
Championships Record:
Ryan Lochte (USA), 1:49.63 – December 14, 2012 in Istanbul (TUR)
Best performance of the current season (since August 2012):
Ryan Lochte (USA, 1:49.63 – December 14 in Istanbul, TUR)
Last five (2002-2010) winners in this event: 2002 - Jani Sievinen (FIN, 1:55.45); 2004
Thiago Pereira (BRA, 1:55.78); 2006
Ryan Lochte (USA, 1:53.31); 2008
Ryan Lochte (USA, 1:51.56); 2010
Ryan Lochte (USA, 1:50.08)
The best in this event (1. most victories or 2. fastest time):
Ryan Lochte (USA, 2006, 2008, 2010 & 2012)
World Record:
ReplyDeleteRyan Lochte (USA), 1:49.63 – December 14, 2012 in Istanbul (TUR)
Championships Record
Ryan Lochte (USA), 1:49.63 – December 14, 2012 in Istanbul (TUR)
Best performance of the current season (since August 2012)
Ryan Lochte (USA, 1:49.63 – December 14 in Istanbul, TUR)
Last five (2002-2010) winners in this event:
2002 - Jani Sievinen (FIN, 1:55.45)
2004 - Thiago Pereira (BRA, 1:55.78)
2006 - Ryan Lochte (USA, 1:53.31)
2008 - Ryan Lochte (USA, 1:51.56)
2010 - Ryan Lochte (USA, 1:50.08)
The best in this event (1. most victories or 2. fastest time)
Ryan Lochte (USA, 2006, 2008, 2010 & 2012)