US do talking in pool after Phelps, Lochte slam worlds performance

Singapore: The United States preferred to do their talking in the pool on Saturday after Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps took a swipe at the tea...

Singapore: The United States preferred to do their talking in the pool on Saturday after Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps took a swipe at the team's performance at the world championships in Singapore.

The US team has said that an "overwhelming majority" of the squad were struck down by acute gastroenteritis at a pre-championships camp in Thailand.

With expectations sky-high back home and Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Olympics, that triggered accusations of poor management in some quarters.

Six-time Olympic gold medallist Ryan Lochte on Friday shared an image on Instagram depicting a funeral that featured a tombstone inscribed: "In loving memory of United States Swimming."

"They set the bar high -- until they stopped reaching for it," the inscription says, Lochte adding the caption: "Call it a funeral or call it a fresh start. We've got 3 years."