OlympicTalk · Dec 12, 2015
U.S. leads after first day of Duel in the Pool
Ryan Lochte helped the U.S. to a healthy lead over Europe on the first day of Duel in the Pool, a Ryder Cup-style meet, in Indianapolis on Friday night.
Lochte won the 400m individual medley and, about 25 minutes later, took third in the 200m backstroke.
The U.S. leads Europe 74-48 halfway through the two-day meet. Full results can be found here.
In each event, first-place finishers get five points, second gets three points and third gets one point. Relays are winner-take-all for seven points.
Lochte has rarely contested the 400m IM since he won the 2012 Olympic title.
“I might need another day to recover,” Lochte told NBC’s Carolyn Manno. “I haven’t done that event in a long time.”