Ryan Lochte won't have the opportunity to defend one of the gold medals he won at the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Lochte failed to qualify in the 400-meter individual medley Sunday at U.S. Olympic swimming trials, an event he dominated four years ago. He built a sizable lead during the first two legs of the event but fell behind in the breaststroke and freestyle to finish third.
Chase Kalisz swam 4 minutes, 9.541 seconds to win and Jay Litherland (4:11.021) finished second. Both will compete in their first Olympics at this summer's Rio Games.