After winning a gold medal as part of the United States’ 4×200 freestyle relay time Tuesday night, Ryan Lochte will make his Rio individual event debut Thursday afternoon. Lochte’s swimming in the 200 IM, and he’s part of heat four in the first qualifying round. Also competing in the 200 IM is Michael Phelps, who was also on the 4×200 free team, and the 21-time Olympic gold medalist will be racing in heat four. Other swimmers to keep an eye on in this race are Japan’s Kosuke Hagino, winner of two medals in Rio so far, and Brazil’s Thiago Perreira.
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