Today was the last day of the Florida Sr. Spring Championships and Ryan won both of his events, 100y free & 200y back. Here are his times:
100y free - 44.19 (prelims) & 43.82 (finals)
200y back - 1:43.59 (prelims) & 1:41.87 (finals)
Ryan swam both of these events a little faster last year, 43.73 in the 100 free and 1:41.02 in the 200 back. He's not far off of where he was last year though and I'm hoping that means his injury is healing well.
I'm going to the Austin Grand Prix next Friday night (March 5). It will be the first time I see Olympians and National Team swimmers race in person. Will give a full report here.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Results from Saturday - Florida Sr. Spring Championships
Ryan scratched both finals today, 50 free & 500 free. Hope everything is OK.
In other news, Tyler Clary won the 200 back, 200 IM & 400 IM at the Big 10 championships. His times were good for this part of the season, even without last year's fast suits. According to www.collegeswimming.com, Tyler's times in all 3 events were the fastest so far this season.
I can't wait to see how he does at the NCAA's and at Nationals this summer.
In other news, Tyler Clary won the 200 back, 200 IM & 400 IM at the Big 10 championships. His times were good for this part of the season, even without last year's fast suits. According to www.collegeswimming.com, Tyler's times in all 3 events were the fastest so far this season.
I can't wait to see how he does at the NCAA's and at Nationals this summer.
Prelims at Florida Spring Sr. Championships - 50y free & 500y free - Saturday, Feb. 27
Here's how Ryan did in the prelims of the 50y & 500y free today:
50y free - 20.36 (2nd place going into finals)
500y free - 4:29.38 (4th place going into finals)
Looking at the results, this meet is like a duel meet between UF & FSU with some high school swimmers in the mix. Ryan was beat in the prelims by some UF swimmers.
Finals are starting now. Will report results once they are in.
50y free - 20.36 (2nd place going into finals)
500y free - 4:29.38 (4th place going into finals)
Looking at the results, this meet is like a duel meet between UF & FSU with some high school swimmers in the mix. Ryan was beat in the prelims by some UF swimmers.
Finals are starting now. Will report results once they are in.
Results from Friday - Florida Sr. Spring Championships
Ryan swam the 200y free and 100y fly yesterday, placing first in both events. Here are the results:
200y free - 1:37.89 (prelims) 1:36.19 (finals)
100y fly - 48.18 (prelims) 47.28 (finals)
I couldn't find Ryan's finals time from last year's 200y free, but in prelims he swam a 1:37.04. At the So. Cal. GP in January 2009 his time was 1:36.27. It seems to me like he's right where he was last year in this event.
Ryan didn't swim the 100y fly in the Florida Sr. Spring Championships last year, but at the So. Cal. GP in January 2009 his time was 46.51. He was racing Matt Grevers at that event, which could account for the faster time.
Up today are the 50y free and 500y free. Hope everything goes well with Ryan's knee in the 500 free.
200y free - 1:37.89 (prelims) 1:36.19 (finals)
100y fly - 48.18 (prelims) 47.28 (finals)
I couldn't find Ryan's finals time from last year's 200y free, but in prelims he swam a 1:37.04. At the So. Cal. GP in January 2009 his time was 1:36.27. It seems to me like he's right where he was last year in this event.
Ryan didn't swim the 100y fly in the Florida Sr. Spring Championships last year, but at the So. Cal. GP in January 2009 his time was 46.51. He was racing Matt Grevers at that event, which could account for the faster time.
Up today are the 50y free and 500y free. Hope everything goes well with Ryan's knee in the 500 free.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Ryan to compete in 2010 Florida Spring Senior Championships - February 25-28, 2010
The Florida Spring Senior Championships are held in Orlando, FL in a 25-yard pool.
The psych sheet can be found here: http://drsm.org/Championship_Meet_Data/SRChamps_PsychSheet2.pdf
Ryan's events are:
Event No. 8 - 200y free - Friday, Feb. 26
Event No. 16 - 100y fly - Friday, Feb. 26
Event No. 26 - 50y free - Saturday, Feb. 27
Event No. 38 - 500y free - Saturday, Feb. 27
Event No. 48 - 100y free - Sunday, Feb. 28
Event No. 60 - 200y back - Sunday, Feb. 28
Another test for Ryan's injured knee. Lots of free, no IMs or breast events. It's good to see a 200y back on the schedule. The 50/500 free combination on Sat. will be interesting.
I remember that Ryan swam at this meet last year. It will be interesting to see how he does this year in comparison given his injury.
The psych sheet can be found here: http://drsm.org/Championship_Meet_Data/SRChamps_PsychSheet2.pdf
Ryan's events are:
Event No. 8 - 200y free - Friday, Feb. 26
Event No. 16 - 100y fly - Friday, Feb. 26
Event No. 26 - 50y free - Saturday, Feb. 27
Event No. 38 - 500y free - Saturday, Feb. 27
Event No. 48 - 100y free - Sunday, Feb. 28
Event No. 60 - 200y back - Sunday, Feb. 28
Another test for Ryan's injured knee. Lots of free, no IMs or breast events. It's good to see a 200y back on the schedule. The 50/500 free combination on Sat. will be interesting.
I remember that Ryan swam at this meet last year. It will be interesting to see how he does this year in comparison given his injury.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Florida Spring Championships - 3/1 Finals; Austin Grand Prix
In Sunday's finals, Ryan came in first in both of his events:
100y Free - 43.73 (splits 20.63, 23.10)
200y Back - 1:41.02 (splits 23.80, 25.43, 25.58, 26.21)
It seems as though Ryan took it kind of easy today, but still won his races, which is always a good thing.
The swimmers participating in the Austin Grand Prix from March 5-7, 2009 have been announced, and Ryan is not one of them. I don't know when Ryan will be swimming next, but the Grand Prix does not have another event until the Charlotte Ultra Swim on May 14-17. It has already been announced that Michael Phelps will return to competition in Charlotte, so I hope Ryan will be there as well.
From what I've heard, this is the time of year when swimmers train the hardest, including high altitude training. It may be a while before Ryan races again.
Here's a link to a video someone put on youtube of Ryan's 100y Back race yesterday at the Florida Senior Spring Championships. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vmi_Ev6Hp8
100y Free - 43.73 (splits 20.63, 23.10)
200y Back - 1:41.02 (splits 23.80, 25.43, 25.58, 26.21)
It seems as though Ryan took it kind of easy today, but still won his races, which is always a good thing.
The swimmers participating in the Austin Grand Prix from March 5-7, 2009 have been announced, and Ryan is not one of them. I don't know when Ryan will be swimming next, but the Grand Prix does not have another event until the Charlotte Ultra Swim on May 14-17. It has already been announced that Michael Phelps will return to competition in Charlotte, so I hope Ryan will be there as well.
From what I've heard, this is the time of year when swimmers train the hardest, including high altitude training. It may be a while before Ryan races again.
Here's a link to a video someone put on youtube of Ryan's 100y Back race yesterday at the Florida Senior Spring Championships. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vmi_Ev6Hp8
Florida Spring Championships - 2/28 Finals; Tyler Clary wins 200y Back at Big 10 Champs
Ryan placed first in both his events Saturday at the Florida Spring Championships.
In the 50y Free, his time was 19.89 and in the 100y Back, his time was 46.20. He's gone faster this year in both events, but if he is in the middle of hard training right now, neither time is bad.
Tyler Clary won his 3rd individual event at the Big 10 championships on Saturday, the 200y Back. His time was 1:39.59, which beat the pool record formerly held by.....Ryan Lochte of all people. He did not beat Ryan's NCAA record, which is nearly 2 seconds faster. Tyler has the fastest time in Div. 1 swimming this year, just ahead of Rex Tullius and Omar Pinzon of Florida. It will be so interesting to see how Tyler does at the NCAA championships in all 3 of his events.
As a graduate of a Big 10 school other than Michigan (and one of Michigan's biggest rivals in football), it pains me a little to cheer for a Michigan athlete. The first college football game I ever went to was against Michigan, and I still remember a bunch of guys singing the x-rated version of the Michigan fight song. In fact, I can't get that song out of my head now.
Nevertheless, Tyler is a very versitile swimmer and he's good at all of the same events as Ryan. I will enjoy watching them swim against each other this summer.
In the 50y Free, his time was 19.89 and in the 100y Back, his time was 46.20. He's gone faster this year in both events, but if he is in the middle of hard training right now, neither time is bad.
Tyler Clary won his 3rd individual event at the Big 10 championships on Saturday, the 200y Back. His time was 1:39.59, which beat the pool record formerly held by.....Ryan Lochte of all people. He did not beat Ryan's NCAA record, which is nearly 2 seconds faster. Tyler has the fastest time in Div. 1 swimming this year, just ahead of Rex Tullius and Omar Pinzon of Florida. It will be so interesting to see how Tyler does at the NCAA championships in all 3 of his events.
As a graduate of a Big 10 school other than Michigan (and one of Michigan's biggest rivals in football), it pains me a little to cheer for a Michigan athlete. The first college football game I ever went to was against Michigan, and I still remember a bunch of guys singing the x-rated version of the Michigan fight song. In fact, I can't get that song out of my head now.
Nevertheless, Tyler is a very versitile swimmer and he's good at all of the same events as Ryan. I will enjoy watching them swim against each other this summer.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Florida Spring Championships - Saturday Prelim Results (and Tyler Clary update)
Ryan swam in two events today, and the results from the morning prelims are as follows:
50y Free
1st - Lochte, Ryan S 24 DAYTONA BEACH SWIMMING - 20.19
100y Back
1st - Lochte, Ryan S 24 DAYTONA BEACH SWIMMING - 47.65
Tonight Tyler Clary swims in the finals of the 200y back at the Big 10 champs. His time in today's prelims was 1:42.45, which is almost 5 seconds off of Ryan's NCAA record and put him in the 2nd seed. I don't think he'll break another NCAA record tonight, but I do think he'll win.
It's disappointing that there are not many news articles about Tyler breaking Ryan's NCAA record in the 400IM. And no interviews, at least that I could find. Maybe there will be something on the Big 10 channel in the future. Tyler's record is huge and should be reported, but swimming just doesn't get the media coverage it deserves. Maybe he'll get some recognition if he breaks Michael Phelps' American record at the NCAA champs.
Tyler is quickly becoming my 2nd favorite swimmer. I can't wait to see how much he can push Ryan next summer. Tyler is bad ass, as shown in this video from floswimming.com:
http://www.floswimming.org/videos/swimming_race/play/122041-m-college-200-scy-back-final-ha-d2
50y Free
1st - Lochte, Ryan S 24 DAYTONA BEACH SWIMMING - 20.19
100y Back
1st - Lochte, Ryan S 24 DAYTONA BEACH SWIMMING - 47.65
Tonight Tyler Clary swims in the finals of the 200y back at the Big 10 champs. His time in today's prelims was 1:42.45, which is almost 5 seconds off of Ryan's NCAA record and put him in the 2nd seed. I don't think he'll break another NCAA record tonight, but I do think he'll win.
It's disappointing that there are not many news articles about Tyler breaking Ryan's NCAA record in the 400IM. And no interviews, at least that I could find. Maybe there will be something on the Big 10 channel in the future. Tyler's record is huge and should be reported, but swimming just doesn't get the media coverage it deserves. Maybe he'll get some recognition if he breaks Michael Phelps' American record at the NCAA champs.
Tyler is quickly becoming my 2nd favorite swimmer. I can't wait to see how much he can push Ryan next summer. Tyler is bad ass, as shown in this video from floswimming.com:
http://www.floswimming.org/videos/swimming_race/play/122041-m-college-200-scy-back-final-ha-d2
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tyler Clary Breaks Ryan's NCAA Record in the 400IM and Florida Spring Championships - 2/27 Finals
Tyler Clary broke Ryan Lochte's NCAA record in the 400IM at the Big 10 championships on Friday with a time of 3:38.03. I honestly doubted the record would be broken BUT as I posted yesterday, I thought if any of Ryan's NCAA records was broken, this would be the one.
Congratulations to Clary. 3:38.03 is so fast and he is amazing. We'll have to see what happens at the NCAA championships, but it certainly looks like Clary has the potential to beat Ryan's personal best time in this event as well as Michael Phelps' American record. If Clary continues to improve, there's a good change he will represent the U.S. in the 400IM in Rome this summer. Hopefully he and Ryan will both qualify and give Laszlo Cseh a great race.
In Friday's finals at the Florida Spring Championships, Ryan placed first in the finals of the 200y Free with a time of 1:35.67 and first in the 400y IM with a time of 3:42.85.
Ryan's 400IM time is impressive, even though it is nearly 5 seconds slower than Clary's. Clary is swimming in his conference championships and is at least partially rested. He's at a different point in training than Ryan. From what I've read in Gold Medal Mel's blog, Ryan is in the middle of his hard training and is presumably not rested at all.
It will be very interesting to watch Ryan battle Clary in the 400IM next summer. I think they'll really push each other. I'm starting to think that Clary can be to Ryan what Ryan is to Michael Phelps.
Ryan negative split the 400IM in all strokes except fly (which is like impossible to do given the dive):
Fly - (23.66 and 27.46)
Back - (28.15 and 27.85)
Breast - (32.43 and 32.00)
Free - (26.64 and 24.66)
Compare that to the splits from Clary's record-breaking 400IM:
Fly - (22.75 and 26.29)
Back - (27.09 and 26.15)
Breast - (31.67 and 32.50)
Free - (26.35 and 25.23)
Tyler was faster on every split, except the second breastroke 50 and the last freestyle 50. The fact that Ryan had so much energy left that he swam 24.66 on the final 50 makes me believe he can go a lot faster when he is rested and he and Clary race each other.
Congratulations to Clary. 3:38.03 is so fast and he is amazing. We'll have to see what happens at the NCAA championships, but it certainly looks like Clary has the potential to beat Ryan's personal best time in this event as well as Michael Phelps' American record. If Clary continues to improve, there's a good change he will represent the U.S. in the 400IM in Rome this summer. Hopefully he and Ryan will both qualify and give Laszlo Cseh a great race.
In Friday's finals at the Florida Spring Championships, Ryan placed first in the finals of the 200y Free with a time of 1:35.67 and first in the 400y IM with a time of 3:42.85.
Ryan's 400IM time is impressive, even though it is nearly 5 seconds slower than Clary's. Clary is swimming in his conference championships and is at least partially rested. He's at a different point in training than Ryan. From what I've read in Gold Medal Mel's blog, Ryan is in the middle of his hard training and is presumably not rested at all.
It will be very interesting to watch Ryan battle Clary in the 400IM next summer. I think they'll really push each other. I'm starting to think that Clary can be to Ryan what Ryan is to Michael Phelps.
Ryan negative split the 400IM in all strokes except fly (which is like impossible to do given the dive):
Fly - (23.66 and 27.46)
Back - (28.15 and 27.85)
Breast - (32.43 and 32.00)
Free - (26.64 and 24.66)
Compare that to the splits from Clary's record-breaking 400IM:
Fly - (22.75 and 26.29)
Back - (27.09 and 26.15)
Breast - (31.67 and 32.50)
Free - (26.35 and 25.23)
Tyler was faster on every split, except the second breastroke 50 and the last freestyle 50. The fact that Ryan had so much energy left that he swam 24.66 on the final 50 makes me believe he can go a lot faster when he is rested and he and Clary race each other.
Florida Spring Championshps - Friday Prelim Results
Today Ryan swam the 200y Free and 400y IM. The prelim results are as follows:
200y Free:
1st - Roland Rudolf, age 23, University of Florida - 1:37.04
2nd - Ryan Lochte, age 24, Daytona Beach Swimming - 1:38.61
400y IM:
1st - Alex Martin, age 20, University of Florida - 3:52.02
2nd - John Lehtonen, age 19, University of Florida - 3:52.09
3rd - Conor Swanson, age 17, Unattached - 3:53.71
4th - Ryan Lochte, age 24, Daytona Beach Swimming - 3:54.07.
Ryan's splits in the 400 IM were:
Fly (24.33 and 28.54)
Back (30.92 and 28.08)
Breast (34.68 and 33.51)
Free (28.43 and 25.58)
If his goal was negative splitting, he accomplished it.
I can't wait to see how he does in the finals.
200y Free:
1st - Roland Rudolf, age 23, University of Florida - 1:37.04
2nd - Ryan Lochte, age 24, Daytona Beach Swimming - 1:38.61
400y IM:
1st - Alex Martin, age 20, University of Florida - 3:52.02
2nd - John Lehtonen, age 19, University of Florida - 3:52.09
3rd - Conor Swanson, age 17, Unattached - 3:53.71
4th - Ryan Lochte, age 24, Daytona Beach Swimming - 3:54.07.
Ryan's splits in the 400 IM were:
Fly (24.33 and 28.54)
Back (30.92 and 28.08)
Breast (34.68 and 33.51)
Free (28.43 and 25.58)
If his goal was negative splitting, he accomplished it.
I can't wait to see how he does in the finals.
NCAA Update - Florida Senior Champs - PR Failure
My prediction yesterday that Tyler Clary's time in the 200IM would be faster than Bradley Ally's was way wrong. Tyler swam a 1:43.23, which was good enough for a win and a new Big 10 record, but not better than Ally's time of 1:41.96. It will be an interesting race between those two at the NCAA's.
The Florida Senior Spring Championships started in Orlando today. I will update with Ryan's results once I can figure out where to find them.
Finally, Ryan's fabulous new PR firm PMK failed him last week. Ryan attended a store opening in NYC that was sponsored by a group called "Save Venice." While at the opening, a reporter asked Ryan to talk about his personal relationship with Venice. Ryan was caught off guard, and the following report was published.
I know nothing about public relations, but it seems like the goal is to protect your client and always make him look good. If you take your famous client to an event sponsored by a cause, and you know the press will be there, it seems logical to learn something about it in advance and supply your client with a short answer to give in case anyone asks.
The publicist could have told Ryan that Venice, being largely under water, experiences frequent flooding that endangers the priceless art located there. The goal of "Save Venice" is to prevent the art from being damaged by flooding. That's all he needed to know. His answer could have been: "I've never been to Venice, but I've heard a little about what 'Save Venice' is doing to prevent art from being destroyed by flooding. I'm actually here for Fashion Week, but this sounds like a good cause so I'm happy to be here to support it."
Ugh. It was a douche move to publish the article just to make Ryan look bad, but he's famous now and I guess that's what happens to famous people. Hopefully PMK will make sure this doesn't happen again.
The Florida Senior Spring Championships started in Orlando today. I will update with Ryan's results once I can figure out where to find them.
Finally, Ryan's fabulous new PR firm PMK failed him last week. Ryan attended a store opening in NYC that was sponsored by a group called "Save Venice." While at the opening, a reporter asked Ryan to talk about his personal relationship with Venice. Ryan was caught off guard, and the following report was published.
I know nothing about public relations, but it seems like the goal is to protect your client and always make him look good. If you take your famous client to an event sponsored by a cause, and you know the press will be there, it seems logical to learn something about it in advance and supply your client with a short answer to give in case anyone asks.
The publicist could have told Ryan that Venice, being largely under water, experiences frequent flooding that endangers the priceless art located there. The goal of "Save Venice" is to prevent the art from being damaged by flooding. That's all he needed to know. His answer could have been: "I've never been to Venice, but I've heard a little about what 'Save Venice' is doing to prevent art from being destroyed by flooding. I'm actually here for Fashion Week, but this sounds like a good cause so I'm happy to be here to support it."
Ugh. It was a douche move to publish the article just to make Ryan look bad, but he's famous now and I guess that's what happens to famous people. Hopefully PMK will make sure this doesn't happen again.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Ryan to Compete at Florida Spring Senior Nationals this weekend - Feb. 27-Mar. 1
Ryan is entered in the following events:
200y Free (Event 8) (Friday, 2/27)
400y IM (Event 20) (Friday 2/27)
50y Free (Event 26) (Saturday 2/28)
100y Back (Event 34) (Saturday 2/28)
100y Free (Event 48) (Sunday 3/1)
200y Back (Event 60) (Sunday 3/1)
http://www.tntyswimming.com/files/SRChampsPsych1.pdf
200y Free (Event 8) (Friday, 2/27)
400y IM (Event 20) (Friday 2/27)
50y Free (Event 26) (Saturday 2/28)
100y Back (Event 34) (Saturday 2/28)
100y Free (Event 48) (Sunday 3/1)
200y Back (Event 60) (Sunday 3/1)
http://www.tntyswimming.com/files/SRChampsPsych1.pdf
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