USA Swimming's Mike Gustafson's writes "5 THINGS WE LEARNED DURING THE ARENA GRAND PRIX AT ORLANDO"

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2. Ryan Murphy upsets Ryan Lochte. 
It was a battle of the Ryans: Lochte vs. Murphy. Two Florida-based swimmers battling to be Orlando’s King of Sprint Backstroke. Surprisingly, Murphy came out on top in the 100m distance with a swift 54.9. Talk about a confidence-booster. Lochte’s strongest stroke is the backstroke. For a teenager to upset Lochte near his home turf was a big shocker. “It’s just how to deal with pain and the determination to finish,” Murphy said after the race about finishing hard and surging to the wall. Murphy also pointed out the plethora of talented young backstrokers in the United States – Jack Conger comes to mind – and how it is Murphy's goal to hopefully one day join the United States’ illustrious history of top-level backstrokers. This weekend was a stepping stone towards doing just that. 

1. Ryan Lochte’s Reality Show Overtakes Orlando. 
Before the meet, I said that Ryan Lochte wouldn’t swim that fast because he was most likely enduring some heavy training. Truth is, Ryan Lochte didn’t swim fast because he’s shooting his E! reality show, “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” The relatively grueling and all-encompassing shooting schedule will eat up eight weeks of Ryan Lochte’s training life, which means more time in front of the cameras, and less time in the pool. After the meet, Lochte joked, “[Coach Gregg Troy] calls me yelling at me all the time, threatening to kick me off the team.” But while it’s frustrating to swim enthusiasts that Lochte hasn’t been fully training as hard as he could, at the same time, this reality show opportunity only comes once a blue moon for a swimmer. Ryan Lochte wants to take full advantage of his post-London celebrity. This is the only real time he can afford to take off in the build-up to the 2016 Olympic campaign. Despite the break from the full training schedule, Lochte should still be ready to go by this summer’s World Championships.