Winging his way to glory: Lochte wears wacky trainers in countdown to Phelps duel

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Ryan Lochte is ready to 炎 a 追跡する to Olympic glory... 井戸／弁護士席 裁判官ing by his trainers, anyway!

The American swimmer - who is 始める，決める to go 長，率いる-to-長，率いる with fellow 同国人 Michael Phelps in the pool - wore an 注目する，もくろむ-catching pair to his practice 開会／開廷／会期 on Wednesday.

Turning up at the Aquatics Centre, Lochte wore the adidas-designed trainers with wings 殺到するing out of the 支援する.

注目する，もくろむ-catching: Ryan Lochte wore these 愛国的な trainers at the Aquatics Centre

飛び込み to success? Lochte has been 見本ing the Olympic pool in London this week

The blue-red-and-white design 反映する the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs 旗 he hopes to 包む around him on the podium in the coming week.

Lochte's 戦う／戦い with Phelps will be one of the 広大な／多数の／重要な 競争's of the Games in London this summer.

After winning a 記録，記録的な／記録する eight golds in Beijing four years ago, Phelps will be 目的（とする）ing for more in a 企て，努力，提案 to take his 一致する to 21. He also 選ぶd up at Athens in 2004.

Are you ready? Michael Phelps (left) is 推定する／予想するd to be the main 競争相手 to Lochte

Yet, Lochte who is 始める，決める to 押し進める the 27-year-old all the way in London. It’s a 競争 支援するd up by Phelps’ coach （頭が）ひょいと動く Bowman who has （人命などを）奪う，主張するd: ‘They rarely train together, おもに because we don’t want them 殺人，大当り each other or 殺人，大当り themselves ― and they would.’

The pair have been training together at the Aquatics Centre にもかかわらず their 競争.

The pair are good friends outside the pool but inside it they are bitter 競争相手s, with both admitting they hate it when the other swims his way to victory.

Swim king: Lochte is a major 競争相手 for gold this summer

With Lochte 徐々に 狭くするing the gap between him and Phelps in their eight-year 競争, their 戦う／戦いs are 始める，決める to be closer than ever at the Olympics.

The two were 味方する-by-味方する training on Tuesday with Phelps perhaps helping his younger 競争相手 by two months know who is still No. 1.

Phelps looks more 動機づけるd than ever which is bad news for Lochte who hopes to 追加する to his three gold メダルs in London.