The 31-year-old half-Cuban American swimmer, an 11-time Olympic medalist, failed for the second time to seal a spot in an individual event after finishing fourth overall (1:46.62) in Tuesday’s 200-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska, but that finish put him on the 4×200 relay team for Team USA.
Lochte, who is swimming with a nagging groin injury, was previously shut out of the 400 individual medley on Sunday.
“I’m just happy that I’m going to Rio,” Lochte said. “You can never go in knowing that you’re going to make the team, just because the U.S. is one of the hardest countries to make the Olympic team.”
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