OMAHA (AP) — Injured Ryan Lochte advanced to the 200-meter freestyle semifinals while swimming in pain Monday at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Lochte qualified fifth fastest in 1 minute, 47.77 seconds despite a groin injury he sustained in the 400 individual medley prelims a day earlier. He failed to make the U.S. team in that event, finishing third in the final four years after winning gold at the London Games. Only the top two in that event earned a berth in Rio.
“It’s a constant pain,” he said. “But I have to try to forget about it the best I can.