Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, as expected, have been the stars so far of the U.S. men's Olympic swimming trials in Omaha. Phelps is on track to qualify for eight events in London, making him the most dominant swimmer of his era.
Lochte has been the it guy of the U.S. team (with that body, it's easy to see why) and he and Phelps look poised to face off in a couple of events in a month. They are both competitive and admiring of each other, so this looks like a fun rivalry.
Courtesy of US PRESSWIRE, here are some images of the men in the pool this week:
Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, as expected, have been the stars so far of the U.S. men's Olympic swimming trials in Omaha. Phelps is on track to qualify for eight events in London, making him the most dominant swimmer of his era.
Lochte has been the it guy of the U.S. team (with that body, it's easy to see why) and he and Phelps look poised to face off in a couple of events in a month. They are both competitive and admiring of each other, so this looks like a fun rivalry.
Courtesy of US PRESSWIRE, here are some images of the men in the pool this week:
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Photo 1: Ryan Lochte celebrates after winning the mens 400m final individual medley Olympic swimming team trials at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 2: Conor Dwyer celebrates after placing second in the mens 400m freestyle. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 3: Michael Flach signals to the crowd before competing in the mens 200m butterfly final. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 4: Michael Phelps (left) puts his hand on second place winner Tyler Clary after Phelps won the mens 200m butterfly final. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 5: Eric Shanteau celebrates after finishing in second place with a time of 1:00.15, in the final heat of mens 100m breaststroke. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 6: Matt Grevers waves to the crowd after winning the mens 100m freestyle semifinal. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 7: Chris Brady prepares to compete in the preliminaries of the mens 100m freestyle. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 8: Brendan Hansen adjusts his goggles prior to competing in the mens 200m breaststroke preliminary. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 9: Paul Gordon prepares to compete in the mens 100m freestyle preliminary. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 10: Cullen Jones prior to competing in the mens 100m freestyle preliminary. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 11: Michael Klueh prepares to compete in the finals of the mens 200m freestyle. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 12: Marcus Guttmann competes in the mens 200m butterfly preliminaries. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 13: Joshua Quallen competes in the mens 200m butterfly preliminaries. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 14: Davis Tarwater prepares to compete in the preliminaries of the mens 200m butterfly. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 15: Ryan Lochte (left) and Michael Phelps prepare for the semifinal heat of mens 200m freestyle. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 16: Michael Phelps prepares to compete in the preliminaries of the mens 200m freestyle. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 17: Ryan Lochte (right) and Jason Lezak dive in at the start of the mens 100m freestyle preliminary race. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 18: Michael Phelps prior to competing in the finals of the mens 400m individual medley. (Photo by: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 19: Michael Weiss prepares to compete in the preliminaries of the mens 400m individual medley. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 20: Ryan Lochte smiles at the crowd after winning the semifinals of the mens 200m freestyle. (Photo by: Matt Ryerson-US PRESSWIRE)