If anyone can spoil Phelps quest, I'd say it was Lochte. Crocker is amazing and will take him out in the 100 fly, but Crocker isn't there in the other races, but Lochte is. I've always been surprised how well Lochte keeps up. Everyone focues on the fact that Phelps is ahead of the WR by however much, but Ryan is almost always ahead of it too and only about half a body length behind Phelps....and their BOTH ahead of the rest of the field by several body lengths,not just Phelps. If they both keep improving Phelps will win, but if Phelps hits a wall (hopefully he won't) and Lochte doesn't then Lochte will have him. Either way, as they both improve, it'll turn into some amazing races!
If anyone can spoil Phelps quest, I'd say it was Lochte. Crocker is amazing and will take him out in the 100 fly, but Crocker isn't there in the other races, but Lochte is. I've always been surprised how well Lochte keeps up. Everyone focues on the fact that Phelps is ahead of the WR by however much, but Ryan is almost always ahead of it too and only about half a body length behind Phelps....and their BOTH ahead of the rest of the field by several body lengths,not just Phelps. If they both keep improving Phelps will win, but if Phelps hits a wall (hopefully he won't) and Lochte doesn't then Lochte will have him. Either way, as they both improve, it'll turn into some amazing races!
