Six-time gold medalist Ryan Lochte is one race away from his fifth Olympics.
The swimmer, who will turn 37 on Aug. 3, qualified for the 200-meter individual medley final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday.
Lochte clocked a time of 1 minute, 58.65 seconds in his semifinal heat, roughly 1.5 seconds behind the leader, 27-year-old Chase Kalisz.
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After the second heat, Lochte was slotted sixth of the eight swimmers who had advanced.