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Even though the Paris Games are just three years away, Lochte will be approaching his 40th birthday when France takes over the hosting duties. So falling short and feeling like I let everyone down was one of the hardest things. A time Olympic medalist, not to mention the winner of 27 medals at the world championships, Lochte seemed to recognize that his legacy was greatly impacted by his shenanigans five years ago.

During a boisterous night in Rio with several younger teammates, Lochte lied about being robbed at gunpoint. His story quickly fell apart, revealing a swimmer whose life was barreling out of control. Lochte arrived in Omaha insisting he had turned things around. He is now married with two young children, who were all on hand at poolside to cheer him on.

Everyone in the race sensed the significance of the moment. Kalisz waited at the edge of the pool to dole out a hug. Andrew did the same. Even Michael Phelps, Lochte's longtime rival who retired after the Rio Games, came down from the stands to embrace Lochte. To share the pool with him is always an honor. Initially entered in six events, Lochte dropped most of them and went all-in on the IM -- the only race where he had a realistic chance of qualifying. That's pushing it.

In other events, Ryan Murphy romped to victory in the backstroke, adding to his triumph in the back, while Abbey Weitzeil won the freestyle after defending Olympic champion Simone Manuel shockingly failed to advance from the semifinals the previous night. Lilly King also booked a second event in Tokyo, though she didn't touch the wall first. The outspoken American settled for the runner-up spot in the breaststroke, touching the wall nearly three-quarters of a second behind Annie Lazor.

Caeleb Dressel, who is expected to succeed Phelps and Lochte as the big star on the U. He led the way in He won 12 Olympic medals — tied for second-most by a swimmer in history — and 27 more at world championships. He always had a soft spot for young fans, giving away some of his medals and sticking around until the last autograph seeker was satisfied.

He wanted one more chance in a sport he loves, one more try at making everyone forget that night five years ago in Rio. His bid to make a fifth Olympic team at age 36 ended Friday night with a seventh-place finish in the meter individual medley. Only the top two swimmers earned berths for the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games.

That was evident on the deck. After being the last one out of the pool, he walked behind the starting blocks and hugged his father. He moved on to kiss wife, Kayla, and hold his red, white and blue-clad daughter, Liv. Son Caiden was there, too. He got beat by year-old Michael Andrew and year-old Chase Kalisz. The world-class athlete also knows what it feels like to hit rock bottom: A scandal during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro resulted in a month suspension and the loss of his major sponsors.

Two years later, Lochte was suspended again by the U. Anti-Doping Agency for receiving an intravenous vitamin B infusion. During that time, he lost nearly all of his career earnings, he tells Alex Rodrgiuez on a episode of CNBC's "Back in the Game," in which Rodriguez helps athletes bounce back after damaging their reputations and finances.

When Rodriguez met up with him, he and his wife had already downsized from a 4, square-foot home to an 1, square-foot apartment, but Lochte was still spending beyond his means and was quickly headed into debt.

Plus, no matter how much you bring home, it's important to keep your spending in check, he adds: "You have to budget your expenses.

That's something that I never did when I was younger — all this money was flowing through, I didn't have a family at the time and I was living carefree and buying all this random stuff.