Olympic swimming trials Friday night, Ryan Lochte lingered in the pool. He leaned on the lane line, slowly removed his cap and took in the end of his last, best chance to make the Olympics for a fifth time. Lochte finished seventh in a race where he owns the world record, concluding a years-long comeback when he transformed from U. But the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in overshadowed everything.
An evening of drinking, allegations of vandalism and lying about being robbed at gunpoint triggered an international scandal. Michael Phelps reflects on sideline role during Olympic trials. After retiring from swimming, Michael Phelps stays involved in the sport ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
The IM was his shot at the Olympics. He faded to finish in Lochte hugged family members in the stands. Lazor swam the third-fastest time in the world this year in Lazor finished third in the breaststroke, won by King, earlier in the week, just missing the Olympic team. She finished seventh in the breaststroke at the trials and retired from the sport. But a year later, she decided to come back and moved to Bloomington, Ind.
Facebook Twitter Email. This new format will allow swimmers from all over the world to participate in Virtual and In-person Races with many of the greatest swimmers of all time in select GSS open water race locations around the globe.
Ryan Lochte wasted no time after the US Olympic Trials held just last week to move ahead with his stated goal at the Olympic Trials Press Conference of trying to help grow the sport of swimming around the world. For Lochte and the other Legends this will be a fun-in-the-sun type of race after years of competing at the highest levels of the sport. For passionate swimmers travelling from all over the world for the event, it will be an opportunity to compete in a variety of open water distances in one of the most spectacular swimming locations anywhere, while also racing the Legends.
Swimmers who accumulate enough GSS Points will also be eligible for prizes, including autographed merchandise, meeting the Legends in person, and even a group dinner with the Legends, for the highest GSS Point earners. In an effort to grow Egyptian sports tourism the GSS and local partner, Stroke For Egypt SFE , have also negotiated free accommodations for the 5 days of the event at the magnificent, 6-star, Baron Palace Resort for the first swimmers.
The Red Sea is well known for some of the best scuba, snorkeling and now open water races available on any continent.
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