Day 6 Finals Preview: Phelps vs Lochte One More Time

Then, it was Ledecky’s turn on the anchor leg.

Cate Campbell posted the fastest time in the semifinals, an Olympic-record 52.71 seconds and younger sister Bronte was fifth-fastest at 53.29. It’s a weird dichotomy to those of us who spend so much time watching team sports, growing up with the “There’s no “I” in team” mantra.

US team mates Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin were second and third.

Phelps was at a low point after getting his second DUI arrest and suffering through a failed relationship. The 19-year-old American was almost seven seconds faster than anyone else. She said they make each other better. He promptly quit the most grueling race on his program.

On Thursday in the prelims she set an Olympic record in 8:12.86.

“When you get to an Olympic final, and there is first, second, and third and after that doesn’t matter”.

Lochte’s mother, Ilena, will be one of his most boisterous cheerleaders at his final 2016 Olympic race Thursday evening. Joining them in the final will be Brazil’s Thiago Pereira, who won a silver medal in the 400m IM at the 2012 London Olympics and 400m IM gold medalist Kosuke Hagino of Japan.

It’s astonishing to celebrate Phelps’ 22 gold medal, just as astonishing as it’s been for the last dozen he’s won, each of which successively set an Olympic record.

Cseh finished second to Phelps three times – the 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley, and the 400-meter individual medley – in Beijing during the summer of 2008.

It has to be weird being around Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte as an acquaintance or teammate of the duo who have been swimming with and against each other in global competition for over a decade now.

Lochte hit the wall at 1:57.47.

That left the 200 IM (probably his fourth-best event at the time) and the 100 fly as Phelps’ four-peat chances.

His medal haul has now risen to 26, including two silvers and two bronzes, with the 100 meters butterfly still to come.

For the fourth straight Olympiad, Phelps won the 200-meter individual medley.

Four for four in gold medal races in Rio.

Oh, and let’s not forget Missy Franklin, the darling of the London Games.

Denise Silva, who coaches the swimming and diving team at Lynn Classical, said Phelps brings a level of enthusiasm to the sport that she appreciates seeing.

In the women’s 200m backstroke, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu remained on course for her fourth individual gold of the Games after leading the way in two minutes 06.09 seconds, ahead of Canada’s Hillary Caldwell.

In the furious down-and-back sprint that is the 100 free, Chalmers rallied on the return lap to win with a time of 47.58. Aaron Peirsol pulled off the sweep at Athens in 2004 and Lenny Krayzelburg claimed both golds at the 2000 Sydney Games.