Ryan Lochte
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| Gold | 2004 | 4x200m Freestyle Relay |
| Silver | 2004 | Men's 200 metre Individual Medley |
Ryan Lochte (born August 3, 1984) is an American swimmer who won medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Lochte specializes in backstroke and medley swimming, but is also a freestyle relay swimmer.
Lochte made his debut at the Olympics after finishing second to Michael Phelps in the 200m individual medley at the US trials. He also qualified for the 4x200m freestyle relay team. At the Olympics, Lochte combined with Phelps, Klete Keller and Peter Vanderkaay to upset the Australian team and collect the gold medal. He also narrowly edged out George Bovell and Laszlo Cseh in the 200m individual medley to claim silver, behind Phelps.
Later that year at the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis, Lochte claimed silver and bronze in the 200m individual medley and freestyle respectively. He also added a gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay.
At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada, Lochte claimed double bronze in the 200m backstroke and individual medley, and was a part of the 4x200m freestyle relay team which set an American record along the way to winning gold.
At the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships, Lochte won two individual gold medals in the 200m individual medley and the 200m backstroke, setting new world records in both events. He also set another world record in the 100m backstroke, in the opening leg of the 4x100m medley relay, becoming the first man to complete the distance in under 50 seconds. He won a third gold medal in the 400m individual medley, setting a new American record. He was named as the male swimmer of the meet by FINA.
He currently attends the University of Florida, where he swims for the University in NCAA competition.
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| Olympic medalists in swimming (men) | Olympic Champions in Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay |
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1908 Great Britain - John Henry Derbyshire, Paul Radmilovic, William Foster, Henry Taylor 1912 Australasia - Cecil Healy, Malcolm Champion, Leslie Boardman, Harold Hardwick 1920 United States - Perry McGilivray, Pua Kela Kealoha, Norman Ross, Duke Kahanamoku 1924 United States - Walter O'Connor, Harry Glancy, Ralph Breyer, Johnny Weissmuller 1928 United States - Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, Johnny Weissmuller 1932 Japan - Yasuji Miyazaki, Masonori Yusa, Takashi Yomoyama, Hisakichi Toyoda 1936 Japan - Masanori Yusa, Shigeo Suguira, Masaharu Taguchi, Shigeo Arai 1948 United States - Walter Ris, James McLane, Wallace Wolf, William Smith 1952 United States - Wayne Moore, William Woolsey, Ford Konno, James McLane 1956 Australia - Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, Jon Henricks 1960 United States - George Harrison, Richard Blick, Michael Troy, Jeffrey Farrell 1964 United States - Stephen Clark, Roy Saari, Gary Ilman, Don Schollander 1968 United States - John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Don Schollander 1972 United States - John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steven Genter, Mark Spitz 1976 United States - Mike Bruner, Bruce Furniss, John Naber, Jim Montgomery 1980 Soviet Union - Sergei Kopliakov, Vladimir Salnikov, Ivar Stukolkin, Andrei Krylov 1984 United States - Michael Heath, David Larson, Jeffrey Float, Bruce Hayes 1988 United States - Troy Dalbey, Matthew Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi 1992 Unified Team - Dmitri Lepikov, Vladimir Pychnenko, Veniamin Taianovich, Yevgeny Sadovyi 1996 United States - Josh Davis, Joe Hudepohl, Bradley Schumacher, Ryan Berube 2000 Australia - Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Todd Pearson, Bill Kirby 2004 United States - Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, Klete Keller |
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