ir sol , ▁who ▁equ alled ▁L och te ' s ▁world ▁record . ▁ ▁Less ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁back stroke ▁final , ▁L och te ▁finished ▁second ▁to ▁Ph el ps ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁individual ▁med ley . ▁ ▁Olympics ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁L och te ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 - meter ▁individual ▁med ley ▁behind ▁Ph el ps ▁and ▁C seh . ▁ ▁His ▁time ▁of ▁ 4 : 0 8 . 0 9 ▁was ▁two ▁seconds ▁slower ▁than ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁sw am ▁in ▁O ma ha . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁event , ▁L och te ▁sw am ▁the ▁second ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 × 2 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle ▁relay . ▁ ▁With ▁Ph el ps , ▁R icky ▁Ber ens , ▁and ▁V ander ka ay , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁gold ▁medal ▁and ▁set ▁his ▁first ▁world ▁record ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁team ▁finished ▁first ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 6 : 5 8 . 5 6 . ▁The ▁Americans ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁seven - min ute ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁relay , ▁and ▁broke ▁the ▁previous ▁record , ▁set ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia , ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁seconds . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁third ▁event , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁back