KAZAN, Russia — Throughout his swims here this week, a couple fans in the stands at Kazan Arena have held up a sign that proclaims, "Ryan Lochte is the best swimmer in the world."
Well.
Katie Ledecky? Who anchored the U.S. women’s 4×200 relay team to gold Thursday, her fourth gold (amid two world records), with the 800 freestyle — a lock — still coming up?
Lochte, meanwhile, cruised to victory Thursday night in the 200-meter individual medley, a race that hearkened back to the good ol’ days when the Americans would line ‘em up and the rest of the world would submit.
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Written by Alan Abrahamsonin Kazan
Photo: Getty Images
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