Lochte Is Second in Freestyle Heats; Gymnast Fails Drug Test
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U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, aiming for his second gold medal at the London Olympics, qualified second for tonight’s semifinals of the 200-meter freestyle. Uzbek gymnast Luiza Galiulina was suspended for a positive drug test.
Lochte, 27, who yesterday won the 400-meter individual medley, qualified for the semifinals behind Sun Yang of China. Britain’s defending champion Rebecca Adlington scraped into tonight’s women’s 400-meter freestyle final in eighth place.