The American opened his bid for eight gold medals at the short-course swimming world championships Wednesday with a dominant win in the 200-meter freestyle.
Lochte didn't celebrate after touching in a championship-record 1 minute, 41.08 seconds, nearly a full body-length ahead of Danila Izotov of Russia.
"I just wanted to do a good time. Usually the first race is my worst, so I'm glad to get that one out of the way," Lochte told the crowd over the arena's public address system after exiting the pool.
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The American opened his bid for eight gold medals at the short-course swimming world championships Wednesday with a dominant win in the 200-meter freestyle.
Lochte didn't celebrate after touching in a championship-record 1 minute, 41.08 seconds, nearly a full body-length ahead of Danila Izotov of Russia.
"I just wanted to do a good time. Usually the first race is my worst, so I'm glad to get that one out of the way," Lochte told the crowd over the arena's public address system after exiting the pool.
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