RIO DE JANEIRO -- Ryan Lochte was tired of sitting around his room in the Olympic athletes village and watching his U.S. teammates in the pool.He was raring to get racing.Lochte competed for the first time in the Rio Games on Tuesday, anchoring the Americans 4x200-meter freestyle relay in the preliminary heats. Clark Smith, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz joined Lochte to get the U.S. into the final with the second fastest time of 7 minutes, 6.74 seconds.Britains quartet of Stephen Milne, Robbie Renwick, Dan Wallace and Duncan Scott had the top time of 7:06.31.The Russians are a medal threat for the night final, qualifying third in 7:06.81.Besides the relay, Lochtes only other event in Rio is the 200 individual medley, where he and teammate Michael Phelps resume their longtime rivalry.It was rough because I love racing, he said of waiting until Day Four of competition. Sitting back in my room and just watching finals, I was like, `Man, I cant wait until its my time. Now its ours and I think were just going to keep the ball rolling from what weve done the last two days.In Lochtes absence, the Americans have won 15 medals, including four golds.Everything they did, especially last night, really got me going, he said. We were definitely pumped up for this morning.The biggest surprise of the preliminaries was Daniel Gyurtas failure to advance in the 200 breaststroke. He wont defend his Olympic title from four years ago after finishing 17th. He fell two-hundredths of a second short of a spot in the semifinals. The top qualifier was Anton Chupkov of Russia in 2:07.93. His teammate, Ilya Khomenko, also advanced as did Americans Kevin Cordes and Josh Prenot.American Nathan Adrian has some work to do in the 100 freestyle. The defending Olympic champion grabbed the 16th and last qualifying spot for the semifinals with a time of 48.58 seconds. He was 0.68 seconds behind top qualifier Kyle Chalmers of Australia, who was timed in 47.90.I just didnt know it was going to be that close, Adrian said. Im impressed how far the world has come. That was certainly safe four years ago. Just got to be that much more sharp through all the heats, semis and finals these days.The other American, Caeleb Dressel, was second fastest in 47.91. Also moving into the semis was Santo Condorelli of Canada and Vladimir Morozov, one of the Russian swimmers initially banned from the Rio Games.In the womens 200 butterfly, Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain was the fastest qualifier in 2:06.64. She earned bronze in the 400 IM last weekend.U.S. teammates Hali Flickinger and Cammile Adams tied for the second-fastest time of 2:06.67 while swimming in different heats. Nike Free Shoes On Sale . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. 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Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. David Klemmers Australia teammates believe the giant prop has developed into a player who can really make a difference as a bench forward.The 22-year-old Canterbury front-rower is enjoying a stellar Four Nations campaign in which hes enhanced his reputation as one of the best young players in the game.In Sundays win over New Zealand, Klemmer ran for 141m from 11 carries and had three tackle breaks in the 14-8 win.Fellow behemoth Shannon Boyd was also strong in his stint from the sidelines with almost 90m, and skipper Cameron Smith said the pair would have a big role to play against Englands giant pack in London on Sunday.The two big boys from off the bench were outstanding against New Zealand, Smith said.They bring a lot of energy to the side, which is what we ask the benchies to do.(Klemmer) has been great in the last two games and thrives on the big games and thrives on playing against quality packs.Klemmers close friendship with Aaron Woods has been credited with helping him deal with the pressures of being a high-profile NRL and representative player.The eassygoing Woods and Klemmer are largely inseparable in NSW and Australia camps, and the Wests Tigers prop believes his mate has the world at his feet.ddddddddddddHe was outstanding off the bench, Woods said.I think hes gone to another level on this tour. It was like he was running from the back fence and in the second half from the first kick-off he almost sliced through.Hes getting a lot more confidence. People forget that this has been only his second year starting for the Bulldogs ... hes only still a kid.Veteran forward Sam Thaiday has reverted to being a bench player for the first time since 2009 under Mal Meningas Test reign and said he enjoyed being part of a power-packed interchange bench.Weve got a good little mix going at the moment, Thaiday said.Big Boydy and big Klem are doing a great job sparking the team after Matty Scott and Woodsy have done their bit.As for me, well, Ive decided to call myself the utility with ability. 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