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Lochte finishes 6th in 100 backstroke; coach Troy 'yelled' at him

Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 100-meter backstroke Saturday during the Arena Grand Prix swim meet in Charlotte, N.C. Lochte finished in sixth place.

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Published: Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 5:18 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10:47 p.m.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Spruce Creek product Ryan Lochte finished sixth in the 100 men's backstroke at the Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte, more than a second behind winner Andrew teDuits.

TeDuits claimed the men's 100 back in 54.43.

Lochte swam in only one event on the night.

“The time was good for where I'm at,” said Lochte, who only resumed full-time training in the past two weeks after wrapping his reality TV show. “The place (stunk).”

Lochte has already gotten a reality check from his coach, Gregg Troy.

“He yelled at me. He gave it to me good,” Lochte said. “He was like, ‘You know what? You've been messing up this whole year. If you don't watch it, you're not going to make worlds.' I trust him with my life. He's the world's best coach. I'm going to listen to him. It's my time to get in gear.”

But Lochte acknowledged there's no way he'll be in the same condition he was last summer, when he won two golds, two silvers and a bronze in what was actually considered a bit of a disappointing Olympic performance.

“I don't really know what to expect,” Lochte said. “I'm not going to be in top peak shape. I just haven't done it this year. But the times and the effort I've been putting in are getting up there.”

He'll compete at two more meets — a Canadian event, then the Grand Prix stop in Santa Clara — before the U.S. world team trials in June.

“A month ago, I was a little nervous,” Lochte said. “But now, I'm feeling better. The past two weeks have been really good. It's given me my confidence back.”