"I just wanted to take it out fast but smooth and hold on for dear life," Lochte said. "At the very end, you've just got to put your head down and race. I feel like I can go a second faster. I'm going to try to put it all together in Rome and see what happens."
Ryan Lochte won the 200 IM on Friday in a personal best time of 1:54.56, which was also a U.S. Open record. Eric Shanteau came in 2nd and Tyler Clary was 3rd.
Ryan's splits were as follows:
24.78 (fly)
28.67 (back)
33.43 (breast)
27.68 (free)
By comparison, Ryan's splits when he swam his previous personal best - 1:55.22 - against Michael Phelps at the 2008 US Olympic trials were:
25.55 (fly)
28.95 (back)
33.60 (breast)
27.12 (free)
If Ryan can go faster in the freestyle leg in Rome, he'll have a chance to break the WR. I'm not sure he can do it given that unlike last night, the 200 IM follows the 200 back prelims and semi-finals in Rome. But, I can't wait to see him try.
What a great swim. The race video can be viewed here:
http://www.swimnetwork.com/videos/v/20090710/nationals_men_s_200_im_a_final-16846.html
Gold Medal Mel's post-race interview with Ryan can be viewed here:
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