0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁At ▁Florida , ▁L och te ▁was ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Sw immer ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁twice , ▁a ▁seven - time ▁NCAA ▁champion , ▁a ▁seven - time ▁SE C ▁champion , ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 4 - time ▁All - American . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Sw imming ▁and ▁D iving ▁Championships , ▁during ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁L och te ▁won ▁national ▁titles ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁his ▁individual ▁events , ▁setting ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁and ▁American ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - yard ▁individual ▁med ley ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 - yard ▁back stroke . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁broke ▁Tom ▁Dol an ' s ▁nearly ▁de cade - old ▁NCAA ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 - yard ▁individual ▁med ley . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁L och te ▁qualified ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁Olympics ▁after ▁finishing ▁second ▁to ▁Michael ▁Ph el ps ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁individual ▁med ley ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁U . S . ▁Olympic ▁Team ▁Tri als . ▁He ▁also ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 × 2 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle ▁relay ▁team ▁after ▁finishing ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle ▁final . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Ath