US swim nationals set to go on without banned Lochte

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Two years to the day the Tokyo Olympics open, Katie Ledecky is swimming as fast as ever, Caeleb Dressel is heralded as a potential Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin is attempting a comeback.

As for Ryan Lochte, he's banned again.

Ledecky is entered in five events at this week's U.S. national championships, including a double in the 100-meter freestyle and 800 free on Wednesday. The five-time Olympic champion is back in Irvine, where she set one of her 14 world records in the 400 free at the 2014 edition of the meet.

"That was a memorable one, not to say all of them aren't," Ledecky said Tuesday. "But that was especially memorable and that was my first meet at this pool.