Michigan Grand Prix Results - Friday finals/Saturday prelims

Friday Finals

200m free

Ryan finished second to Michael Phelps and it was so close!! I didn't get to see the race, but from what I read, Ryan was ahead after the last turn, but MP had a very strong finish.

Let's look at the splits:

Michael Phelps: 25.48 52.76 (27.28) 1:20.97 (28.21) 1:48.45 (27.48)

Ryan Lochte: 25.38 52.70 (27.32) 1:20.52 (27.82) 1:48.69 (28.17)

It would have been nice to see Ryan win this close race, but I don't think it is cause for concern that he didn't. The last lap times show Ryan is tired. I still think he's injured in some way. The fact that he's swimming this well despite his physical condition is amazing. When world championships come in July, he will be rested and his last lap will not be his slowest time.

100m fly

Ryan won the "B" final in this event with a time of 54.27, out touching Simon Burnett by .01. It's always good to see a close win, even if it is in the "B" final.

Saturday Prelims

200m fly

Ryan qualified for lane 8 (the last spot) in the "C" final with a time of 2:06.77. Yikes!! He would have needed to swim 5 seconds faster - better than a 2:01.83 - to make the "A" final. I'm going to have to look up Ryan's times in this event, but I believe he's swum it much faster in the past, even in prelims. Hope everything is OK.

100m back

Ryan rebounded nicely in the 100m back, winning his heat and qualifying for the "A" final with the 4th fastest time in the prelims. Tonight's finals should be fun to watch. The top 4 qualifiers are:

Michael Phelps - 55.13

David Nolan - 55.66

V. Janusaitis - 56.02

Ryan Lochte - 56.11

David Nolan is a high school senior and only 18 years old. He swam in the same heat as MP in the prelims and pushed him hard. Very impressive! I can't wait to see this race tonight.

Santa Clara GP - Friday Finals & Saturday Prelims

Friday Finals - 200m Free

Ryan finished 4th in the 200m free with a time of 1:49.80.  Kendrick Monk of Australia placed first in 1:49.29, followed by Nimro Shapira Bar-Or in 2nd with a time of 1:49.33 and Ricky Berens in 3rd with a time of 1:49.44.  Close race.  

A race video is posted on www.swimnetwork.com, but I couldn't get it to play.  As soon as it works I will post a link.

Friday Finals - 200m Fly

Ryan placed 5th in the 200m fly with a time of 2:03.20.  In 1st was Ka Marcio De Almeida with a time of 1:56.94, 2nd was Stefan Hirniak with a time of 1:59.74, 3rd was David Mosko with a time of 2:00.79 and 4th was Mark Dylla with a time of 2:01.14.

A video of the race can be watched here:  http://www.swimnetwork.com/Multimedia/Media-Center.aspx#/id=e074c556-3e88-48d0-ac49-be29bc4b941f

Saturday Prelims - 100m Fly, 200m Back and 50m Free

Live results have not been updated.  I will change add information once the live results are updated.  I did hear that Ryan swam prelims in all 3 events.  No scratches so far.

Santa Clara GP - Friday Prelim Results

Ryan qualified for the A final for both of his events today, the 200m free and 200m fly.  

In the 200 free, Ryan placed 8th with a time of 1:51.23.  

In the 200 fly, Ryan placed 6th with a time of 2:03.74.

Finals begin at 6:00 pm PDT.

Saturday's events will be the 100m fly, 200m back and 50m free.

I will try to update when possible.

Santa Clara Grand Prix - Friday Prelims, June 18

Ryan is entered in the 200m free and the 200m fly today. In the 200m free, he will swim in Heat 7 of the prelims/lane 6. It's a pretty competitive heat:

7 of 18 Prelims
1 Caskey, Neil A 1:51.87
2 Barber, Matthew D 1:50.51
3 Wold, Alex P 1:49.25
4 Oliveira, Nicolas C 1:47.55
5 Berens, Richard C 1:44.95
6 Lochte, Ryan S 1:45.66
7 Shapira Bar-Or, Nimrod 1:48.63
8 Dwyer, Conor J 1:49.70
9 Allen, Jakob R 1:50.89

In the 200m fly prelims he's in Heat 3/lane 5:

Heat 3 of 10 Prelims
1 Burckle, Christopher C 2:08.68
2 Hughes, Bryan A 2:07.91
3 Riggert, Joseph T 2:07.68
4 Hartbarger, Jason A 2:07.37
5 Lochte, Ryan S 2:06.99
6 Stringer, Shaun R 2:07.31
7 Bowman, Daniel M 2:07.55
8 Hurko, Matthew T 2:07.77
9 Horrell, Max B 2:08.12

Get live results here: http://competitive.santaclaraswimclub.org/Meets/2010International/Results/index.htm

Watch prelims here: http://www.swimnetwork.com/Events/Meets/2010/June/Santa-Clara-Grand-Prix.aspx

Speedo South Sectionals - Prelims 3/22

200m Fly
3 Lochte, Ryan S 24 Daytona Beach Sw 1:43.18Y 2:06.99 qSUJU
26.84 58.86 (32.02) 1:32.32 (33.46) 2:06.99 (34.67)

I included Ryan's split times to show that he went out fast in this event and then "died." I know this was only the prelims, but I wonder if he'll amend that strategy a bit in the finals.

200m Back
1 Lochte, Ryan S - 2:09.20

I can't wait to see the time Ryan swims in the finals in this event.

Michael Phelps had a press conference yesterday at the U.S. National Team training camp. He indicated again that he will be adding backstroke to his event schedule....I'm wondering if he will swim both the 100m and 200m back or just one of those events. Either way, the competition for U.S. swimmers to qualify for Rome in either of the backstroke events will be sick.