Ryan Lochte Sets Up Potential Fourpeat in 200 IM at 2015 FINA World Championships

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USA’s Ryan Lochte put himself in position to become just the second man behind Grant Hackett with a fourpeat by topping the men’s 200-meter IM semis at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

Lochte, who topped the second semifinal in a time of 1:56.81 to move to second in the world behind Kosuke Hagino’s 1:56.30 from April, is vying for his fourth straight victory in the event’s history.

He previously won in 2009 (1:54.10), 2011 (1:54.00) and 2013 (1:54.98). Lochte could join Hackett, who won the 1500 free from 1998-2005, as the only other person to win an event four straight editions.

The likelihood rose with Hagino having to miss out on this meet due to injury.

China’s Wang Shun qualified second in 1:57.07 with Brazil’s Thiago Pereira earning third in 1:57.33.

Great Britain’s Dan Wallace (1:57.77), Sweden’s Simon Sjodin (1:58.10), Poland’s Marcin Cieslak (1:58.20) and Brazil’s Henrique Rodrigues (1:58.45) qualified fourth through seventh.

USA’s Conor Dwyer and Great Britain’s Roberto Pavoni set up a swimoff by posting matching 1:58.54s for eighth overall.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Men’s 100 free semis
Women’s 50 back semis
Men’s 200 fly finals
Women’s 200 free finals
Men’s 50 breast finals
Women’s 200 fly semis
Men’s 200 IM semis
Men’s 800 free finals
Mixed 400 medley relay finals

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