THE USA’S RYAN LOCHTE HAS UPSET THE HEAVILY FAVORED MICHAEL PHELPS, WINS THE GOLD MEDAL IN AN OVERWHELMING DISPLAY OF DOMINANCE DURING HIS BLOW OUT PERFORMANCE AGAINST A VERY STRONG OLYMPIC FIELD. RYAN, HAVING A TIME OF “4:05.18,  SIMPLY LEFT THE FIELD OF SWIMMERS IN A FLOOD OF WATERS, CREATING WHAT MIGHT BE THE EPIC UPSET OF THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES. MICHAEL PHELPS HAD BEEN HEAVILY FAVORED TO TAKE THE GOLD MEDALS IN RECORD SETTING FORM IN THIS YEARS OLYMPIC GAMES, BUT RYAN LOCHTE HAD PLANS OF HIS OWN, AND WAS SUCCESFUL IN FULFILLING HIS DREAM AS A RESULT OF THE WIN, WHICH WAS HIS 1ST GOLD MEDAL VICTORY.  

PRIOR TO THE OLYMPICS, PHELPS HAD BEEN THE ONE GUY THAT THE SPORTS WORLD WAS HEAVILY FAVORING, TOTALLY IGNORING THE REMAINING FIELD OF SWIMMERS THAT REPRESENTED THE USA TEAM. WELL, PHELPS APPEARS TO BE DONE, FINISHING A DISTANT 4TH, AND MISSING THE GOLD BY A MILE. OR MAYBE, THIS WAS JUST A BAD START, A BAD RACE,  AND SIMPLY AN UNDER ESTIMATED COUNTERPART THAT HAD HIS EYE ON PHELPS ALL ALONG. 

 

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR THIS 1ST TIME OLMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER, RYAN LOCHTE, AND GOOD LUCK GOING FORWARD IN YOUR REMAINING COMPETITION.