OMAHA—After beating only one other swimmer, Ryan Lochte was the last one to climb from the pool. He struggled to lift himself out of the water, undoubtedly feeling all of his 36 years after attempting to make one more Olympic team in the grueling 200-meter individual medley. In the end, he didn’t come close. There won’t be a chance for redemption in Tokyo. After embarrassing himself five years ago in Rio de Janeiro, Lochte’s bid for a fifth Olympics ended with a labored, seventh-place finish in the 200 IM at the U.S. swimming trials Friday night. Youth was served in a race that requires one lap using each of swimming’s four strokes. That was something Lochte just didn’t have. Michael Andrew—14 years his junior—romped to victory by going under world record pace over the first three laps and holding on in the freestyle for a winning time of 1 minute, …
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