Ryan Lochte discusses how this season has been the biggest roller coaster of his life. He talked about how he is trying to be careful with his recovery, taking it day by day and race by race. He is not measuring his performance against the rest of the guys in the pool, he is focusing on what he needs to do during his swims.
As reported by SwimSwam contributor Anne Lepesant from the 2014 Bulldog Grand Slam:
MENS 200 FREE – FINALS
NBAC-based frenchman Yannick Agnel is the defending Olympic and World Champion in the men’s 200 free, and as of today, he’s the defending Bulldog Grand Slam champion as well. He was a 1:47.27 to win the men’s 200 free, beating out teammate Conor Dwyer (1:47.44) and Club Wolverine’s Connor Jaeger (1:47.94).
None of the three pushed the pace early, with Agnel turning halfway in 52.1, Dwyer in 52.4, and Jaeger in 53.0. Jaeger closed strong as one might expect from one of the top milers in the United States, but Agnel showed a little different strategy than we usually get from him by easing off of the front-half of this race.
Ryan Lochte looked a little rusty in prelims after once again battling knee problems that cost him a couple of meets, but in finals things started to come together for him again. Swimming in the B Final, he was a 1:48.69, which was the 4th-best time overall. He really didn’t need to push it this morning. He knew he would get a night swim either way and he needed to be cautious before his better event, the 100 butterfly.
Nice to see Ryan back
He is doing good , progressing with through his rollercoaster ! Happy to see u back Ryan .