Lochte Fails to Advance in 200 Free Prelims at US Trials

Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley time trial at the U.S. national swimming championships in Stanford, Calif., on July 31, 2019. David J. Phillip/AP Photo

OMAHA, Neb.—Olympic champion Ryan Lochte failed to advance from the preliminaries of the 200-meter freestyle on Monday, his first event of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.

The 36-year-old Lochte, attempting to make his fifth Olympic team, posted a time of 1 minute, 49.23 seconds—only good enough for 25th place overall.