Ryan Lochte makes history risking DQ at World Championships

Ryan Lochte became the second swimmer to win four straight World Championships in one event, taking the 200m individual medley in Kazan, Russia, on Thursday, despite saying going in that he heard he might get disqualified.

“Just goes to show all that hard work and dedication I’ve put in the pool, I mean it pays off,” Lochte told Michele Tafoya on Universal Sports. “This is just kind of a stepping stone to what I want to accomplish in Rio.”

Lochte clocked 1:55.81, the fastest time in the world this year, to win by .84 over Brazil’s Thiago Pereira. China’s Wang Shun earned bronze.

Lochte said he risked disqualification with a new strategy he uses on the turn off the wall at 150 meters, switching…