Chase Kalisz wins at U.S. Open in Olympic Trials preview

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. Results are combined.

The U.S. Open, the most significant domestic meet in eight months, is an opportunity in some events to see where things stand with seven months until…