Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 400 metre individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London United Kingdom.U.S. overwhelming favorite Ryan Lochte pulled away from the rest of the field including double defending champion Michael Phelps over a wide margin to capture the Olympic title in the event. He rocketed to a strong finish in a sterling textile best of 4:05.18 the second fastest ever behind Phelps’ 2008 world record by 1.34 seconds.