USA swimming officials have confirmed that Ryan Lochte has elected to scratch the 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke tomorrow.
Although Lochte was in the running to qualify in the 100 back, it’s not particularly surprising to see him scratch the event. He already has a spot on the 400 medley locked up after touching second in the 100 fly, and not doing the 100 back saves him from a tough double (the 200 free is in the same sessions on the second and third day) at Worlds (if he qualified tomorrow).
We’ll have more information on other scratches later this evening.
This may be somewhat random, and please someone correct me if I am wrong, but if Lochte is able to medal in the 100 Fly in Barcelona, he will be the only male swimmer to medal in 4 of the 5 disciplines (obviously I am counting I.M.) at WCs…that’s impressive! (If he is able to win it then it would be gold medals in 4 of 5…)
I think Lochte has proved his base is enormous. A couple of others not so well trained swimmers have struggled much more badly.
OK, seriously, who thought Lochte will actually swim the 400 IM. Yes, he rocked at the Olympics, but that was it. Lochte made it pretty clear after London that he would be going for shorter events now and thus the 400 IM no longer interests him.
The 50s were also obvious scratches. I still crack when I remember him swimming 50 fly during the 50 free of one meeting last fall.
What? who would have thought? Many!
Do you not know that just a few weeks ago Lochte swam 4:11 in Santa Clara, and that’s why many really think he’s gonna swim 400 IM, and also because 400 IM will come on the last day in Barcelona. However, apparently he’s too tired here.
I don’t see anything wrong with it. it doesn’t hurt anyone else for him to enter an event and scratch it.
Agreed
Doesn’t hurt anyone? He’s totally messed up my pick’em contest results. How can I ever be expected to forgive that? ;-(
ha good point! it’s not a victimless crime after all
Could be worse.. could be a Bieber Fan!
Haha I would be interested to see how many people picked him to scratch though .
OK it’s tough for those who have picked him in the 400 IM. But those who have picked him in the 100 breast, the 100 back, the 50 fly and the 50 back are Ryan Lochte’s fans as Justin Biebers’ fans are. They are probably a little blind people. As we know, love makes lovers blind.
I think he wants a spot at the medley relay. Now that he made the 100 fly he doens’t need the others anymore.
Someone mentioned that his coach did that? Also to keep his competition on their toes. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
Well Zanna.. can´t see no one being scared of Locthe on the breast events..
MEDLEY RELAY.
Can´t see he making the team on 100 breast if he depended on it..
Also same for the 50.. he is no sprinter..
well we won’t have to see that now.
Maybe he does it just to get haters mad. As you can see above the freak out from that guy.
Not Being a Hater.. but why entry himself on a thousand events and go for 3 4??
Because he’s desperate for attention and also wants to leave his options open because he wasn’t sure he could qualify in the events he swam.
Lochte is always looking for some attention. He’s a surfer yet he wears those dumb grills on his teeth like a gangster rapper? He comes up with a catch phrase that nobody uses…Jeah. He gets his own shoes that are a horrid green and nobody would wear, but hey this is Ryan Lochte who would do anything to get some camera time.
For someone who dislikes him so much you sure know a lot about him.
A catch phrase that no one uses,shoes no one would wear etc…. Tell that to his million plus twitter followers!!
Yes that’s a million people, a large number of whom wouldn’t otherwise follow swimming. Love his antics or hate them, with Phelps gone its great to have someone still drawing crowds and attention to the sport. Lets not forget he puts his money where his mouth is. Great swimmer and keeps us all entertained 😉
I’m all for keeping options open just in case, but no idea why he bothered entering all of those 50s and the 100 breaststroke. 100 back and 400 IM were events he might legitimately swim, the rest were just never gonna happen.
Yeah, he wrecked my pick ’em picks – I had him first in every event except for the breastroke. How awesome is it that he qualified for a thousand events? He’s playing strategically and by the rules.
Like it or not, Lochte USA’s best male swimmer right now, hands down.
This would be a good slogan – “I like Lochte”
Geez, he’ll probably be President of the USA in 2040.