Day 1
400m free - 4:03.87 (45th place)
200m IM - 2:01.42 (6th place - A final)
Day 2
400m IM - 4:20.05 (5th place - A final)
100m back - 56.21 (4th place - B final)
Last day of the meet today!
Showing posts with label 200m IM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 200m IM. Show all posts
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Very interesting analysis by swimmingscience.net of the 200 IM at Worlds:
http://www.swimmingscience.net/2011/07/stat-sunday-200-im-comparison.html
Stat Sunday: 200 IM Comparison
First off, it was great to see some WR's go down without the high-tech suits! Hopefully this will remove the mental block, allowing athlete's to realize they can go faster than they went with the high-tech suits. I've done a WR analysis: Men's 200 IM and I still feel the 200 IM LCM WR is the most impressive. This analysis will take a short look between Phelps and Lochte.
Lochte: 24.89 53.48 1:26.51 1:54.00
28.59 33.03 27.49
Phelps: 24.83 53.67 1:26.80 1:54.16
28.84 33.13 27.36
It is easy to look at the race and say Lochte had a better butterfly and breast leg, leading him to victory. However, what was better and faster? My analysis showed a nearly identical race, with Lochte having a slightly better start and first 25, but Phelps building better into the finish. Lochte and Phelps taking the same number of strokes in the butterfly. Off the first wall was Lochte's largest advantage, spending 1.5 seconds longer underwater which allowed him to keep his stroke number equal to Phelps, but use a faster stroke rate. The breast was quite similar, but once again Lochte had a slightly higher stroke rate, helping him slightly extend his lead. On the last 50, Lochte once again gained room off the wall and was out splitting Phelps at the 25, but Lochte's higher stroke rate or longer duration under water potentially lead to him velocity to slow and finish with a long extension.
This is nitpicking differneces, but the Lochte's superior walls and stroke rate allowed him to hold off Phelps', but if Lochte can't rest on this win, Phelps' and Bowman and great strategist who will be ready to duel again next year, luckily Lochte is oblivious to most of society and will be able to stick to his strategy. Can't wait for the next race.
GJohn
28.59 33.03 27.49
Phelps: 24.83 53.67 1:26.80 1:54.16
28.84 33.13 27.36
It is easy to look at the race and say Lochte had a better butterfly and breast leg, leading him to victory. However, what was better and faster? My analysis showed a nearly identical race, with Lochte having a slightly better start and first 25, but Phelps building better into the finish. Lochte and Phelps taking the same number of strokes in the butterfly. Off the first wall was Lochte's largest advantage, spending 1.5 seconds longer underwater which allowed him to keep his stroke number equal to Phelps, but use a faster stroke rate. The breast was quite similar, but once again Lochte had a slightly higher stroke rate, helping him slightly extend his lead. On the last 50, Lochte once again gained room off the wall and was out splitting Phelps at the 25, but Lochte's higher stroke rate or longer duration under water potentially lead to him velocity to slow and finish with a long extension.
This is nitpicking differneces, but the Lochte's superior walls and stroke rate allowed him to hold off Phelps', but if Lochte can't rest on this win, Phelps' and Bowman and great strategist who will be ready to duel again next year, luckily Lochte is oblivious to most of society and will be able to stick to his strategy. Can't wait for the next race.
GJohn
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Ryan wins Gold in 200 IM, breaks World Record!!
Lochte, Phelps, Cseh. My favorite medal podium!!
Lochte ends world record drought in 'spectacular' fashion By Ryan Hurley, Special to Universal Sports
Ryan Lochte edges Michael Phelps for gold while setting a new world record in a thrilling men's 200m IM final. Lochte defeated Michael Phelps today in the 200m IM at the World Championships in Shanghai, China, setting a world record in the process. While every world record is impressive, this swim can only be classified as spectacular for the fashion in which it was set and the implications that come along with it. Not only was this the first world record set in a 50m pool in nearly two years, but it was also Lochte delivering another decisive blow to his close friend and intense rival.
Here are some quick thoughts after the race:
- Lochte's swim of 1:54:00 was the first world mark to fall in long-course pool since high-tech suits were banned on Jan. 1, 2010. Forty-three world records were broken at the 2009 World Championships, creating tremendous controversy over the suit technology and downgrading the significance of setting a world record. Swimmers shattered marks by large chunks and it was widely believed that they would hold up for a long time to come.
- The swimming community as a whole took a fairly significant step back last year as swimmers adjusted to racing in more traditional, less buoyant suits. While no long-course world records were broken in 2010, it was reassuring to see that many swimmers, including Lochte and Rebecca Soni, were well within striking distance.
Then almost exactly after two years after Ryan Lochte set the world record in the 200m IM, he proved today that it could be done without a high-tech suit as he lowered his own mark by a mere tenth of a second. This race is significant because it shows that it's time to start chipping away at the record books again.
- The other element of this race that made it such a spectacular feat was that Lochte showed the poise of a true champion, as he once again was able to hold off Phelps. Just as he had done earlier in the week in the 200m freestyle, Phelps battled to overtake Lochte in the final 50 meters, but Lochte remained collected and stayed out in front. This proves that Lochte is not intimidated by Phelps and is willing to dig deeper into the red.
You know a spectacular race when you see one, and watching the two greatest male swimmers in the world battle it out for a world record has spectacular written all over it. In the end, it's Ryan Lochte who is the world champion and world record holder in the 200m IM, but Michael Phelps is still right by his side.
Lochte ends world record drought in 'spectacular' fashion By Ryan Hurley, Special to Universal Sports
Ryan Lochte edges Michael Phelps for gold while setting a new world record in a thrilling men's 200m IM final. Lochte defeated Michael Phelps today in the 200m IM at the World Championships in Shanghai, China, setting a world record in the process. While every world record is impressive, this swim can only be classified as spectacular for the fashion in which it was set and the implications that come along with it. Not only was this the first world record set in a 50m pool in nearly two years, but it was also Lochte delivering another decisive blow to his close friend and intense rival.
Here are some quick thoughts after the race:
- Lochte's swim of 1:54:00 was the first world mark to fall in long-course pool since high-tech suits were banned on Jan. 1, 2010. Forty-three world records were broken at the 2009 World Championships, creating tremendous controversy over the suit technology and downgrading the significance of setting a world record. Swimmers shattered marks by large chunks and it was widely believed that they would hold up for a long time to come.
- The swimming community as a whole took a fairly significant step back last year as swimmers adjusted to racing in more traditional, less buoyant suits. While no long-course world records were broken in 2010, it was reassuring to see that many swimmers, including Lochte and Rebecca Soni, were well within striking distance.
Then almost exactly after two years after Ryan Lochte set the world record in the 200m IM, he proved today that it could be done without a high-tech suit as he lowered his own mark by a mere tenth of a second. This race is significant because it shows that it's time to start chipping away at the record books again.
- The other element of this race that made it such a spectacular feat was that Lochte showed the poise of a true champion, as he once again was able to hold off Phelps. Just as he had done earlier in the week in the 200m freestyle, Phelps battled to overtake Lochte in the final 50 meters, but Lochte remained collected and stayed out in front. This proves that Lochte is not intimidated by Phelps and is willing to dig deeper into the red.
You know a spectacular race when you see one, and watching the two greatest male swimmers in the world battle it out for a world record has spectacular written all over it. In the end, it's Ryan Lochte who is the world champion and world record holder in the 200m IM, but Michael Phelps is still right by his side.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Ryan places first in 200m IM semi-finals
He'll be in lane 4 and Michael Phelps will be in lane 5 in tomorrow's final.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
200 IM prelims - Ryan glides through to the semi-finals
Here is what swimmingworld magazine had to say about the 200m IM prelims:
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27688.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Day-Four-Prelims
Men's 200 IM
World record: Ryan Lochte, USA, 1:54.10
Textile best: Ryan Lochte, USA, 1:54.43
Brazil's Thiago Pereira crushed the preliminary competition with a 1:57.82 for the top seed, while Hungary's David Verraszto earned the second seed with a 1:58.69. Meanwhile, a rush of 1:59 times made the rest of the semifinal field.
Australia's Kenneth To qualified third in 1:59.02, while USA's Ryan Lochte, the defending world titlist, finished fourth with a 1:59.04. Austria's Markus Rogan (1:59.22), Japan's Yuya Horihata (1:59.25), Lithuania's Vytautas Janusaitis (1:59.43) and USA's Michael Phelps (1:59.48) snared the rest of the top eight spots.
Portugal's Diogo Carvalho (1:59.51), Brazil's Henrique Rodrigues (1:59.54), Great Britain's James Goddard (1:59.68), Poland's Marcin Cieslak (1:59.77), Hungary's Laszlo Cseh (1:59.80), South Africa's Darian Townsend (1:59.97), Israel's Gal Nevo (1:59.98) and Germany's Jan David Schepers (1:59.99) grabbed the rest of the spots in the semifinal heats. Cseh is the reigning and defending silver medalist in the event.
Men's 200 IM
World record: Ryan Lochte, USA, 1:54.10
Textile best: Ryan Lochte, USA, 1:54.43
Brazil's Thiago Pereira crushed the preliminary competition with a 1:57.82 for the top seed, while Hungary's David Verraszto earned the second seed with a 1:58.69. Meanwhile, a rush of 1:59 times made the rest of the semifinal field.
Australia's Kenneth To qualified third in 1:59.02, while USA's Ryan Lochte, the defending world titlist, finished fourth with a 1:59.04. Austria's Markus Rogan (1:59.22), Japan's Yuya Horihata (1:59.25), Lithuania's Vytautas Janusaitis (1:59.43) and USA's Michael Phelps (1:59.48) snared the rest of the top eight spots.
Portugal's Diogo Carvalho (1:59.51), Brazil's Henrique Rodrigues (1:59.54), Great Britain's James Goddard (1:59.68), Poland's Marcin Cieslak (1:59.77), Hungary's Laszlo Cseh (1:59.80), South Africa's Darian Townsend (1:59.97), Israel's Gal Nevo (1:59.98) and Germany's Jan David Schepers (1:59.99) grabbed the rest of the spots in the semifinal heats. Cseh is the reigning and defending silver medalist in the event.
Note: these times are much slower overall than Rome 2009, where Ryan swam a 1:57 in prelims, a 1:55 in semis and a 1:54 in the final. I'm still hoping for a world record. Hope that doesn't mean it's too slow to happen.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Speedo South Summer Sectionals - Overall Results
Ryan was entered in 7 events and ended up scratching quite a few of them, but did well overall in the Speedo South Summer Sectionals last weekend. He didn't swim super fast, but it's just the start of taper. He may have had some different goals in mind (like working on different techniques) along with racing. Ryan always swims after taper so I'm not worried about Worlds.
Here are his results:
200m free
1:50.32 - prelims (1st)
1:49.09 - finals (1st)
100m breast
1:05.15 - prelims (1st)
scratched finals
100m back
scratched prelims
200m IM
2:04.84 - prelims (2nd)
1:59.13 - finals (1st)
400m free
DQ - prelims
100m free
49.67 - prelims (1st)
scratched - finals
200m back
scratched - prelims
You can find videos of the Saturday and Sunday finals at http://www.ustream.tv/floridaswimnetwork
Ryan's 200m IM final race against Conor Dwyer is here, starting at about 30:39:
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Santa Clara Grand Prix - Sunday finals - Ryan placed 2nd in 100 back & 200 IM
100m back
Ryan didn't scratch and he came in 2nd! Still waiting for the results to show and I will put in the times.
Ryan finished 2nd to Tiago Pereira again, but his time was great for this time of the season: 1:58.99. Conor Dwyer finished 3rd. Here are the splits:
1 Pereira, Thiago M 1:57.63
25.76 54.90 (29.14)
1:28.82 (33.92) 1:57.63 (28.81)2 Lochte, Ryan S 1:58.99
26.40 56.24 (29.84)
1:30.76 (34.52) 1:58.99 (28.23)
3 Dwyer, Conor J 2:01.08
26.44 57.69 (31.25)
1:32.73 (35.04) 2:01.08 (28.35)
Santa Clara Grand Prix - Sunday finals
Ryan qualified 1st in the 200m IM and 6th in the 100m back. He will be swimming in the 200m IM only tonight as he scratched the 100 back. He had a good split in the breaststroke leg in the 200 IM - 34.66.
Let's see if he can beat Thiago Pereira!
1 Lochte, Ryan S 2:03.74 r:+0.67 27.43 59.20 (31.77) 1:33.86 (34.66) 2:03.74 (29.88)
Santa Clara Grand Prix - Sunday prelims
100m back prelims
Heat 6 of 17
1 Trowbridge, Nicholas R 57.24
2 Johnson, Timothy H 56.90
3 Murphy, Ryan F 55.56
4 Barnea, Guy M 55.05
5 Lochte, Ryan S 53.69
6 Gydesen, Mathias S 54.66
7 Chitwood, Cory M 55.11
8 Bassett, Kurt P 56.06
9 Payne, Russell R 57.08200m IM prelims
Heat 7 of 21
1 Joyce, Michael P 2:05.28
2 Thompson, Matthew W 2:04.32
3 Burckle, Christopher C 2:02.22
4 Rousseau, Sebastien D 2:01.42
5 Lochte, Ryan S 1:54.43
6 Dwyer, Conor J 2:00.71
7 Chitwood, Cory M 2:01.838 Sykes, Buster 2:04.25
9 Webster, Kevin M 2:05.13
Sunday, May 15, 2011
2011 Charlotte Ultraswim Results
Ryan had a so-so meet, placing 4th in the 200m free (1:49.48), 7th in the 100m fly (53.82), 4th in the 100m back (54.84), 1st in the B final of the 400m free (3:56.42 - faster back half than front half) and 2nd in the 200m back (1:58.82). He's had worse meets and he's presumably in hard training so I don't think the results are too disappointing.
The 200m IM worries me. Here's Ryan's split for the 200m IM prelims:
25.61 (fly)
31.37 (back)
40.54 (breast)
30.41 (free)
Total: 2:07.93
I thought Ryan was possibly hurt when he skipped the IMs in Ann Arbor last month. Now I'm convinced he's hurt because he can barely swim breast. There were very few swimmers in the entire meet who had a slower split than 40.54.
Needless to say Ryan skipped the finals for the 200m IM.
I really hope Ryan's groin or hamstring or whatever it is that is injured is better soon!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Interview with Ryan after Sat. finals at Indy Grand Prix
Ryan's part begins at about 4:36. I couldn't hear the question very well, but I think a reporter asked Ryan about the 200m IM and Ryan said it was his best in-season time ever. If that is true, he has to be pretty happy about the meet only though he only won two events.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Indy Grand Prix - Ryan won the 200m back on Saturday & tied for 1st in 100m back on Friday
This is Ryan after tonight's 200m back. He looked so tired! Nevertheless he had a fantastic meet. On Friday, Ryan tied for 1st with Matt Grevers in the 100m back. Ryan's time was 54.08. He said it was his best time "in season" by nearly 1 second. I checked and last year in February 2010 at the Missouri GP Ryan's time in the 100m back was 54.81. He didn't swim it last year in Charlotte (in the finals) and at Santa Clara he was 55 seconds. A 54.08 is fantastic. Here's the post-race interview (starts at about 6:18).
Also on Friday Ryan swam in the "B" final of the 50m free. He finished 13th overall with a time of 23.39.
On Saturday, Ryan swam three races back-to-back-to-back. He started off in the 200m IM. He finished second to Michael Phelps. MP's time was 1:56.88, fastest time in the world this year. So fast. Ryan's time was 1:59.19. It's good for him to be under 2 minutes this time of year.
Ryan's next race was the 200m back, which he won by more than 1 second, with a time of 1:57.63.
Ryan's final race tonight was the 100m free. Ryan finished 12th overall (4th in the "B" final) with a time of 50.78. MP won the "A" final with a time of 48.89, another incredible time for him.
Ryan looked so tired after the 200m back that I am surprised he was able to even swim the 100m free. I'm really happy he went through with his triple tonight. As Ryan has said in the past, he needs to practice doing multiple events if he is going to do it at Olympic trials. I'm still holding out for him swimming some combination of the 200m free, 100m back and 100m free at trials, and they are all right on top of each other in the beginning of the week. Of course there is also the 200m back/200m IM double later in the week at trials.
I will post race videos for the 200m IM and 200m back once they are up at usaswimming.org. Here is the video for the 100m back from Friday. Of course it is only a link because Universal Sports STUPIDLY doesn't allow embedding. I say stupidly because they would get a lot more views if they let fan blogs like this one embed their videos.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Austin Grand Prix Results - Sunday, Jan. 16
Ryan won the 200m IM and placed second in the 100m free. What a great meet! I usually don't expect him to do so well in January when he's training so hard. He must be pleased with his results.
Here's what Swimmingworld Magazine had to say about the races:
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/26188.asp?q=USA-Swimming-Grand-Prix,-Austin:-Missy-Franklin-Wins-Three-Events-Within-30-Minutes-on-Day-Three;-Brent-Hayden-Tops-Amazing-100-Free-Field
Men's 200 IM
The final of the 200 IM featured the event's world record holder (Ryan Lochte), the reigning Olympic champion (Michael Phelps) and the world championship bronze medalist (Eric Shanteau). At 100 meters, Lochte and Phelps were a body length ahead of the field, both splitting 55-high after backstroke. Lochte took off on the breaststroke leg and won the event in 1:59.26. Shanteau, the winner of the 200 breast yesterday, also made a major move on the breaststroke, passed Phelps, and held on to second with a 2:01.13. Phelps was third in 2:01.47. Todd Patrick, who trains with Phelps at North Baltimore, got his hand on the wall in fourth, but was disqualified for a one-hand touch at the end of the breaststroke leg.
Men's 100 freestyle
Six Olympians comprised this star-studded field, and it was Brent Hayden of Canada who showed why he was the fastest in the event in the world in 2010. Hayden led the field at 50 meters with a 23.96 and held off some fast charges around him with the only sub-50 second swim in 49.91. Ryan Lochte got to the wall a tick ahead of Longhorn Aquatics' David Walters, 50.08 to 50.09. Ricky Berens of Longhorn was fourth in 50.18 and Jason Lezak of Rose Bowl, who was second at the halfway mark, faded to fifth with a 50.23.
Notably, Michael Phelps won the B final in 50.09, which would have tied him with Walters for third in the A final. Phelps had the fastest final 50-meter split of all swimmers in the final session with a 25.60. Comparably, Berens had the second-best final 50 with a 25.69 split, with Lochte swimming the third-best split in 25.71.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Day 3 - 200m IM
On Day 3 Ryan will swim the 200m IM, with prelims tonight starting at Midnight CST. The 200m IM is the 6th event on Day 3, so I would expect it would take place about 1.5 to 2 hours into the meet.
Ryan is in Heat 8/8, lane 4. The other swimmers in his heat, with the lane assignment to the left, are listed below:
1 TO Kenneth AUS 1:56.40
2 VERRASZTÓ Dávid HUN 1:54.90
3 JANUSAITIS Vytautas LTU 1:54.07
4 LOCHTE Ryan USA 1:50.42
5 CLARY Scott USA 1:53.49
6 NEVO Gal ISR 1:54.17
7 SJOEDIN Simon SWE 1:56.13
8 YABE Diogo BRA 1:57.84
Ryan is in Heat 8/8, lane 4. The other swimmers in his heat, with the lane assignment to the left, are listed below:
1 TO Kenneth AUS 1:56.40
2 VERRASZTÓ Dávid HUN 1:54.90
3 JANUSAITIS Vytautas LTU 1:54.07
4 LOCHTE Ryan USA 1:50.42
5 CLARY Scott USA 1:53.49
6 NEVO Gal ISR 1:54.17
7 SJOEDIN Simon SWE 1:56.13
8 YABE Diogo BRA 1:57.84
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