est yle ▁relay , ▁L och te ▁te amed ▁with ▁Ph el ps , ▁V ander ka ay , ▁and ▁K eller ▁to ▁win ▁gold ▁ahead ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁Australia . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁F IN A ▁Short ▁Cour se ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Shang hai , ▁held ▁just ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NCAA ▁Championships , ▁L och te ▁won ▁three ▁individual ▁titles , ▁one ▁silver , ▁and ▁one ▁bronze . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁individual ▁med ley ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁back stroke , ▁setting ▁new ▁world ▁records ▁in ▁both ▁events . ▁He ▁also ▁set ▁another ▁world ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - meter ▁back stroke ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 × 1 0 0 - meter ▁med ley ▁relay , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁distance ▁in ▁under ▁ 5 0 ▁seconds . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 - meter ▁individual ▁med ley , ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁championship ▁record . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ▁Aqu at ics ▁Championships ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia , ▁L och te ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁individual ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁a ▁long ▁course ▁world ▁champion ships ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁back stroke ▁against ▁compat ri ot ▁A aron ▁Pe ir sol , ▁breaking ▁Pe ir sol