Ryan Steven Lochte: Multi stroke American champion
Ryan Lochte is an American swimmer known for his expertise in freestyle, backstroke and individual medley events. Lochte’s performance has been increasing rapidly with the passage of time and so is his need in the USA Swimming Team.
Lochte is one of the two American swimmers without which the USA swimming team is incomplete. The other swimmer is Michael Phelps, 2008 Beijing Olympics champion.
Lochte made the debut to his international swimming career in 2003 Pan American Games, where he won a gold medal being a part of 4*200 m American Relay team. The following year, in 2004 World Short Course Championships, Lochte won a gold medal in 4*200 m
freestyle relay, a silver medal in 200 m IM and a bronze medal in 200 m freestyle. The same year, at 2004 Athens Olympics, Lochte won a gold medal and a silver medal in 4*200 m freestyle relay and 200 m IM respectively.
Then in 2005 World Long Course Championships, he again won a gold medal in 4*200 m freestyle relay and two silver medals in 200 m IM and 200 m backstroke.
In 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, he again won a gold medal in 4*200 m freestyle relay and this time he participated in 100 m backstroke instead of 200 m backstroke and managed to won a silver medal in the event. He also won a silver medal in 200 m IM.
Later on the same year, at World Championships, Lochte won three gold medals in 200 m backstroke, 200 m IM and 400 m IM. He also won a silver medal and a bronze medal in 4*100 m medley relay, 4*100 m freestyle relay and 4*200 m freestyle relay respectively.
Next year, at 2007 World Championships, Lochte won two gold medals and three silver medals in 200 m backstroke, 4*200 m freestyle relay, 100 m backstroke, 200 m and 400 m IM respectively. Then with a new spirit and extensive swimming training, Lochte smashed
four gold medals and two silver medals in 2008 World Championships. His victories were a result of his participation in 100 m, 200 m and 400 m IM and 4*100 m freestyle relay. He won silver medals in the events of 200 m backstroke and 4*100 m medley relay.
After a few months at 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won two gold medals in 200 m backstroke and 4*200 m freestyle relay and two bronze medals in 200 m and 400 m IM. Then in 2009 World Championships, he won five medals including four gold medals and a bronze
medal. He won gold medals in 200 m and 400 m IM, 4*100 m freestyle and 4*200 m freestyle relay. Whereas, he won a bronze medal in 200 m backstroke.
The year 2010 included Lochte’s master piece performances. First at Pan Pacific Championships, he participated in six events in the presence of Michael Phelps and won gold medals in all of them. He won 200 m backstroke, 200 m freestyle, 200 m and 400 m IM,
4*100 m freestyle and 4*200 m freestyle relay.
Then at 10th FINA World Championships, Phelps did not take part in the championship. However Lochte won 7 medals in a single championship and made the world record. He won six gold medals in 200 m backstroke, 200 m freestyle, 100 m, 200 m and
400 m IM and 4*100 m freestyle relay. He also won a silver medal in 4*200 m freestyle relay being a part of USA relay team.
He stood the best male swimmer of the championship and he is the only swimmer to win 7 medals at any World Championship.
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