Lochte aiming to match Phelps with 8 golds

The 49.1 split was his 3rd event of the evening and to me the hardest part of getting 8 golds is being able to sustain peak performance for so many races. I find his ability to race over and over again inexplicable. That is a skill he seems to have mastered. For perspective, though, I think Crocker was a 48.8 in college flat-start. At this point Lochte is only really really good at fly, not quite gold medal contender.

The 49.1 split was his 3rd event of the evening and to me the hardest part of getting 8 golds is being able to sustain peak performance for so many races. I find his ability to race over and over again inexplicable. That is a skill he seems to have mastered. For perspective, though, I think Crocker was a 48.8 in college flat-start. At this point Lochte is only really really good at fly, not quite gold medal contender.