Ryan Lochte Fails to Win 4x100 Freestyle Swimming in London Olympic 2012

Ryan Lochte Fails to Win 4x100 Freestyle Swimming in London Olympic 2012 - Who would have thought this could happen at consecutive Summer Olympics? Who would have thought the United States and France would duel just

like four years ago in the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay, with a massive lead obliterated on a furious, heart-thumping anchor leg that sent four stunned men, and at least a piece of an entire nation, into euphoria?

Only this time, it was the French team members,  who looked at the scoreboard in wonderment and celebrated like children. And this time, it was U.S. anchor Ryan Lochte who could not preserve a significant lead over the last 50 meters.

France’s Yannick Agnel overcame a half-second deficit and touched the wall in 3 minutes 9.93 seconds as Lochte came home in 3:10.38. Lochte’s late touch secured the first-ever Olympic silver medal for Michael Phelps, the 15-time medalist who swam a blazing second leg.

The outcome meant Lochte will not win the six gold medals he sought here; with one from the 400 individual medley Saturday night, the most he can claim is five. It meant Phelps is still seeking his first gold of these Games; on Saturday, he finished fourth in the 400 medley. Yet for Phelps, the race offered redemption of sorts. He swam the fastest leg of any U.S. team member (47.15) and second-fastest of the night, behind only Agnel’s 46.74.

Ryan Lochte tallied a 47.74 and Nathan Adrian managed a 47.89, fastest among the leadoff men. The United States, in fact, led until the last 50 meters, when Lochte was overtaken.

“We don’t consider it necessarily a loss,” Adrian said. “In my mind, we frame it as we won the silver medal. Whether or not that’s good enough for some people, whatever. . . . We went down fighting.”

The Russian team won bronze in 3:11.41 and the favored Australians placed fourth in 3:11.63. The French and Russian teams skipped the mandatory post-race news conference, as did Lochte and Phelps, who spoke only briefly to reporters immediately after the race.

“I was just really excited,” Ryan Lochte said. “I think I over-swam the first 50 which kinda hurt me for the last 50. You would think doing distance events, I wouldn’t get tired, but sprinting definitely takes a lot out of you.”

Ryan Lochte carried the burden of an additional event Saturday. Fewer than 90 minutes before the start, he competed in the 200 freestyle semifinals, advancing with the fifth-best time of the night. Phelps had dropped out of the 200 freestyle after winning the event at the U.S. trials for that reason; he said he did not want to be fatigued for the relays.

“I felt a lot better today than I did yesterday,” Phelps said. “I was happy I was able to put yesterday behind me and kind of move on today, and hopefully we can just move forward from here.”

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