Ryan Lochte is on the comeback. Carson Foster is on the rise. But Chase Kalisz is still the U.S.’ best individual medley swimmer.
Kalisz, who swept the IMs at the 2017 World Championships, won his 200m IM heat at the U.S. Open in 1:59.72 on Friday. Kalisz, racing in Greensboro, N.C., bettered the 19-year-old Foster’s time by one tenth and 36-year-old Lochte by 1.33 seconds.
Foster swam in San Antonio, while Lochte was in Sarasota, Fla. The meet is split into nine different sites to limit travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.