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Ryan Lochte

Ryan Lochte during the 2008 Olympic Trials
Personal information
Full nameRyan Steven Lochte
NicknamesThe Lochtenator
NationalityUnited States
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle, medley
ClubDaytona Beach Speed Swimming
College teamFlorida Gators
Birth dateAugust 3, 1984(age 26)
Birth placeCanandaigua, New York
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight190 lb (86.2 kg)

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Ryan Steven Lochte (born August 3, 1984) is an American swimmer. He is a multiple world record holder and Olympic gold medalist. He is a 2004 Olympic Champion in the 4×200 m freestyle, Olympic silver medalist in the 200 m individual medley and 2008 Olympics champion in the 200 m backstroke and the 4×200 m freestyle, and bronze medalist in the 400 m and 200 m individual medley.

Lochte specializes in the backstroke and individual medley, but is also a freestyle relay swimmer. He is noted for the speed and distance he attains while kicking underwater.

He is a close rival and friends with Michael Phelps in the individual medley events and Aaron Peirsol in the backstroke races.

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Preceded by
HU László Cseh
Men's 200 metre individual medley
world record holder (short course)

April 7, 2006 - November 18, 2007
Succeeded by
BR Thiago Pereira|rec
Preceded by
US Peter Marshall
Men's 100 metre backstroke
world record holder (short course)

April 9, 2006 - November 11, 2008
Succeeded by
US Peter Marshall|rec
Preceded by
AT Markus Rogan
Men's 200 metre backstroke
world record holder (short course)

April 9, 2006 - April 13, 2008
Succeeded by
AT Markus Rogan|rec
Preceded by
US Aaron Peirsol
Men's 200 metre backstroke
world record holder (long course)

March 30, 2007 - July 4, 2008
Succeeded by
shared between
US Ryan Lochte &
US Aaron Peirsol|rec
Preceded by
HU László Cseh
Men's 200 metre individual medley
world record holder (short course)

April 11, 2008 - November 15, 2009
Succeeded by
ZA Darian Townsend|rec
Preceded by
ZA Ryk Neethling
Men's 100 metre individual medley
world record holder (short course)

April 12, 2008 - November 14, 2009
Succeeded by
RU Sergey Fesikov|rec
Preceded by
US Ryan Lochte
Men's 200 metre backstroke
world record holder (long course)

July 4, 2008 - August 15, 2008
shared with US Aaron Peirsol
Succeeded by
US Ryan Lochte|rec
Preceded by
shared between
US Ryan Lochte &
US Aaron Peirsol
Men's 200 metre backstroke
world record holder (long course)

August 15, 2008 - July 11, 2009
Succeeded by
US Aaron Peirsol|rec
Preceded by
US Michael Phelps
Men's 200 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)

July 30, 2009 - present
Succeeded by
Incumbent|rec

Medal Record
Men's swimming
Competitor for the United States
Gold2004 Athens4x200 m freestyle
Gold2008 Beijing200 m backstroke
Gold2008 Beijing4x200 m freestyle
Silver2004 Athens200 m medley
Bronze2008 Beijing200 m medley
Bronze2008 Beijing400 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold2005 Montreal4x200 m freestyle
Gold2007 Melbourne200 m backstroke
Gold2007 Melbourne4x200 m freestyle
Gold2009 Rome200 m medley
Gold2009 Rome400 m medley
Gold2009 Rome4x100 m freestyle
Gold2009 Rome4x200 m freestyle
Silver2007 Melbourne100 m backstroke
Silver2007 Melbourne200 m medley
Silver2007 Melbourne400 m medley
Bronze2005 Montreal200 m backstroke
Bronze2005 Montreal200 m medley
Bronze2009 Rome200 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold2004 Indianapolis4x200 m freestyle
Gold2006 Shanghai200 m backstroke
Gold2006 Shanghai200 m medley
Gold2006 Shanghai400 m medley
Gold2008 Manchester100 m medley
Gold2008 Manchester200 m medley
Gold2008 Manchester400 m medley
Gold2008 Manchester4x100 m freestyle
Silver2004 Indianapolis200 m medley
Silver2006 Shanghai4x100 m medley
Silver2008 Manchester200 m backstroke
Silver2008 Manchester4x100 m medley
Bronze2004 Indianapolis200 m freestyle
Bronze2006 Shanghai4x100 m freestyle
Bronze2006 Shanghai4x200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold2003 Sto Domingo4x200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold2006 Victoria4x200 m freestyle
Silver2006 Victoria100 m backstroke
Silver2006 Victoria200 m medley

2009 World Championships :
Stroke Distance Time
Freestyle 100 m 48.16
Freestyle 200 m 1:45.61
Freestyle 400 m 3:49.25
Backstroke 100 m 53.37
Backstroke 200 m 1:53.94
Butterfly 100 m 52.84
Individual medley 200 m 1:54.10 WR
Individual medley 400 m 4:06.08


Olympic Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

1908: Great Britain (Derbyshire, Radimilovic, Foster, Taylor) * 1912: Australasia (Healy, Champion, Boardman, Hardwick) * 1920: USA (McGillivray, Kealoha, Ross, Kahanamoku) * 1924: USA (Weissmuller, O'Connor, Glancy, Breyer) * 1928: USA (Weissmuller, Clapp, Laufer, Kojac) * 1932: Japan (Yusa, Miyazaki, Yokoyama, Toyoda) * 1936: Japan (Yusa, Sugiura, Arai, Taguchi) * 1948: USA (Ris, McLane, Wolf, Smith) * 1952: USA (Moore, Woolsey, Konno, McLane) * 1956: Australia (O'Halloran, Devitt, Rose, Henricks) * 1960: USA (Harrison, Blick, Troy, Farrell) * 1964: USA (Schollander, Clark, Saari, Ilman) * 1968: USA (Schollander, Spitz, Nelson, Rerych) * 1972: USA (Spitz, Kinsella, Tyler, Genter) * 1976: USA (Bruner, Furniss, Naber, Montgomery) * 1980: Soviet Union (Kopliakov, Salnikov, Stukolkin, Krylov) * 1984: USA (Heath, Larson, Float, Hayes) * 1988: USA (Dalbey, Cetlinski, Gjertsen, Biondi) * 1992: Unified Team (Lepikov, Pyshnenko, Tayanovich, Sadovyi) * 1996: USA (Davis, Hudepohl, Schumacher, Berube) * 2000: Australia (Thorpe, Klim, Pearson, Kirby) * 2004: USA (Phelps, Lochte, Vanderkaay, Keller) * 2008: USA (Phelps, Lochte, Berens, Vanderkaay)

Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke

1900: Ernst Hoppenberg * 1964: Jed Graef * 1968: Roland Matthes * 1972: Roland Matthes * 1976: John Naber * 1980: Sándor Wladár * 1984: Rick Carey * 1988: Igor Polyanskiy * 1992: Martin López-Zubero * 1996: Brad Bridgewater * 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg * 2004: Aaron Peirsol * 2008: Ryan Lochte

World Long Course Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley

1973: Gunnar Larsson (SWE) * 1975: Andras Hargitay (HUN) * 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) * 1982: Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) * 1986: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) * 1991: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) * 1994: Jani Sievinen (FIN) * 1998: Marcel Wouda (NED) * 2001: Massimiliano Rosolino (USA) * 2003: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2005: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2007: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2009: Ryan Lochte (USA)

World Long Course Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley

1973: Andras Hargitay (HUN) * 1975: Andras Hargitay (HUN) * 1978: Jesse Vassallo (USA) * 1982: Ricardo Prado (BRA) * 1986: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) * 1991: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) * 1994: Tom Dolan (USA) * 1998: Tom Dolan (USA) * 2001: Alessio Boggiatto (ITA) * 2003: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2005: László Cseh (HUN) * 2007: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2009: Ryan Lochte (USA)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke

1993: Tripp Schwenk (USA) * 1995: Rodolfo Falcón (CUB) * 1997: Neisser Bent (CUB) * 1999: Josh Watson (AUS) * 2000: Gordan Kožulj (CRO) * 2002: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2004: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2006: Ryan Lochte (USA) * 2008: Markus Rogan (AUT)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 100 m Individual Medley

1999: Jani Sievinen (FIN) * 2000: Neil Walker (USA) * 2002: Peter Mankoč (SLO) * 2004: Peter Mankoč (SLO) * 2006: Ryk Neethling (RSA) * 2008: Ryan Lochte (USA)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley

1993: Christian Keller (GER) * 1995: Matthew Dunn (AUS) * 1997: Matthew Dunn (AUS) * 1999: Matthew Dunn (AUS) * 2000: Jani Sievinen (FIN) * 2002: Jani Sievinen (FIN) * 2004: Thiago Pereira (BRA) * 2006: Ryan Lochte (USA) * 2008: Ryan Lochte (USA)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley

1993: Curtis Myden (CAN) * 1995: Matthew Dunn (AUS) * 1997: Matthew Dunn (AUS) * 1999: Matthew Dunn (AUS) * 2000: Jani Sievinen (FIN) * 2002: Tom Wilkens (USA) * 2004: Oussama Mellouli (TUN) * 2006: Ryan Lochte (USA) * 2008: Ryan Lochte (USA)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay

1993: Brazil (Scherer, Ferreira, Souza, Borges) * 1995: Brazil (Scherer, Massura, Cordeiro, Borges) * 1997: Germany (Conrad, Tröger, Lüderitz, Heilmann) * 1999: Australia (Fydler, Pearson, Thorpe, Klim) * 2000: Sweden (Nyström, Frölander, Ohlin, Nystrand) * 2002: United States (Tucker, Marshall, Lezak, Keller) * 2004: United States (Brunelli, Walker, Dusing, Lezak) * 2006: Italy (Calvi, Lanzarini, Galenda, Magnini) * 2008: United States (Lochte, Lundquist, Adrian, Van Wie)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

1993: Sweden (Wallin, Werner, Frölander, Holmertz) * 1995: Australia (Klim, Dunn, Allen, Kowalski) * 1997: Australia (Klim, Hackett, Kirby, Dunn) * 1999: Netherlands (Van den Hoogenband, Kenkhuis, Zuijdweg, Wouda) * 2000: United States (Davis, Walker, Tucker, Carvin) * 2002: Australia (Pearson, Hass, Dunne, Hackett) * 2004: United States (Lochte, Carvin, Ketchum, Mortimer) * 2006: Italy (Rosolino, Pelliciari, Cassio, Magnini) * 2008: Australia (Palmer, Brits, Sprenger, Monk) *

Pan American Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

1951: United States (Gora, Jones, Cleveland, Heusner) * 1955: United States (Smith, Yorzyk, Moore, McLane) * 1959: United States (Blick, Sintz, Rounsavelle, Winters) * 1963: United States (Ilman, McDonough, Lyons, Townsend) * 1967: United States (Schollander, Hickcox, Charlton, Spitz) * 1971: United States (Heidenreich, McConica, Genter, Heckl) * 1975: United States (DeMont, Favero, Horner, Curington) * 1979: United States (Goodell, Larson, Kirshner, Gaines) * 1983: United States (Larson, Saeger, Hayes, Gaines) * 1987: United States (Robinson, Jones, O'Brien, Witchell) * 1991: United States (Keppeler, Wells, Tippins, Diehl) * 1995: United States (Olsen, Davis, Berube, Burgess) * 1999: United States (Messner, Phillips, Howard, Tucker) * 2003: United States (Lochte, Goldberg, Lee, Ketchum) * 2007: Brazil (Pereira, Castro, Salatta, Oliveira)

Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

1985: USA (Heath, Biondi, Dillon, Oppel) * 1987: USA (Dalbey, Biondi, Cetlinski, Oppel) * 1989: USA (Stewart, Jorgensen, Olsen, Gjertsen) * 1991: USA (Dalbey, Jorgensen, Hudepohl, Olsen) * 1993: USA (Burgess, Eckerman, Taner, Davis) * 1995: AUS (Allen, Housman, Dunn, Kowalski) * 1997: USA (Carvin, Malchow, Taner, Davis) * 1999: AUS (Thorpe, Kirby, Hackett, Klim) * 2002: AUS (Hackett, Stevens, Cram, Thorpe) * 2006: USA (Phelps, Lochte, Vanderkaay, Keller)

2004 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team
Ian Crocker * Nate Dusing * Mark Gangloff * Scott Goldblatt * Gary Hall, Jr. * Brendan Hansen * Bryce Hunt * Larsen Jensen * Klete Keller * Dan Ketchum * Lenny Krayzelburg * Jason Lezak * Ryan Lochte * Tom Malchow * Aaron Peirsol * Michael Phelps * Scott Usher * Peter Vanderkaay * Erik Vendt * Neil Walker * Gabe Woodward
Women's Team
Amanda Beard * Lindsay Benko * Caroline Bruce * Kristen Caverly * Haley Cope * Maritza Correia * Natalie Coughlin * Margaret Hoelzer * Katie Hoff * Rhi Jeffrey * Kara Lynn Joyce * Kalyn Keller * Dana Kirk * Tara Kirk * Rachel Komisarz * Colleen Lanné * Diana Munz * Carly Piper * Kaitlin Sandeno * Jenny Thompson * Dana Vollmer * Amanda Weir
Coaches
Bob Bowman * Frank Busch * Teri McKeever * Richard Quick * Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) * Dave Salo * Mark Schubert (Women's Head Coach) * Jon Urbanchek

2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team
Nathan Adrian * Ricky Berens * Ian Crocker * Mark Gangloff * Matt Grevers * Brendan Hansen * Larsen Jensen * Cullen Jones * Klete Keller * Jason Lezak * Ryan Lochte * Aaron Peirsol * Michael Phelps * Eric Shanteau * Scott Spann * Gil Stovall * Peter Vanderkaay * Erik Vendt * Dave Walters * Mark Warkentin * Garrett Weber-Gale * Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner
Women's Team
Amanda Beard * Elizabeth Beisel * Elaine Breeden * Caroline Burckle * Natalie Coughlin * (Jessica Hardy) * Kathleen Hersey * Margaret Hoelzer * Katie Hoff * Megan Jendrick * Kara Lynn Joyce * Christine Magnuson * Christine Marshall * Lacey Nymeyer * Allison Schmitt * Emily Silver * Julia Smit * Rebecca Soni * Chloe Sutton * Dara Torres * Kim Vandenberg * Kate Ziegler
Coaches
Jack Bauerle (Women's Head Coach) * Ray Benecki * Bob Bowman * Frank Busch * Sean Hutchison * Teri McKeever * Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) * Mark Schubert (National Team Head Coach) * Gregg Troy * Jon Urbanchek * Paul Yetter



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