▁race . ▁ ▁He ▁followed ▁that ▁performance , ▁however , ▁by ▁winning ▁gold ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 4 × 2 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle ▁team . ▁ ▁L och te ▁sw am ▁the ▁first ▁split ▁and ▁provided ▁the ▁U . S . ▁team ▁a ▁command ing ▁lead , ▁which ▁it ▁never ▁rel in qu ished . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁sixth ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁Games , ▁L och te ▁sw am ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁final s , ▁with ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁in ▁between . ▁First , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 m ▁back stroke , ▁finishing ▁behind ▁compat ri ot ▁Ty ler ▁Cl ary ▁and ▁Japan ' s ▁Ry os u ke ▁I rie . ▁His ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 . 5 3 . 9 4 ▁tied ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁sw am ▁four ▁years ▁ago ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Games , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁world ▁record . ▁Half ▁an ▁hour ▁later , ▁L och te ▁took ▁on ▁Ph el ps ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 m ▁individual ▁med ley . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁behind ▁Ph el ps ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁thought ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁head - to - head ▁race ▁of ▁their ▁care ers , ▁as ▁Ph el ps ▁retired ▁after ▁the ▁Games . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁Olympics ▁in ▁which ▁L och te ▁won ▁a ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0