He made it look easy, and he made history in the process, beating the greatest swimmer of all time.
Ryan Lochte is the new Olympic champion in the men's 400-meter individual medley, and the first American to capture a gold medal at the 2012 London Games.
Lochte dethroned fellow American Michael Phelps, dominating from start to finish to complete the race in 4 minutes, 5.18 seconds on Saturday at the Aquatics Centre. Brazil's Thiago Pereira nabbed the silver (4:08.86) and 17-year-old Kosuke Hagino — the other Kosuke — earned the bronze (4:08.94).