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Athlete
Ryan Lochte
Famoose for
Winning twelve Olympic swimming medals.
Backstroke gold · Medley record
- Born
- 3 August 1984
- Birthplace
- Rochester, United States
More people
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte is an American swimmer whose strongest events included backstroke and individual medley.
Early life
Swimming family
His parents coached swimming.
Florida
Competed for the University of Florida.
Career
- 2004
First Olympics
Won relay gold and individual silver.
- 2000s–2010s
World champion
Won titles across several strokes.
- 2016
Fourth Olympics
Added another relay gold.
Achievements
Backstroke gold
Won the Olympic 200m backstroke.
Medley record
Set a world record in the 200m individual medley.
400m medley
Won Olympic gold in London.
Beyond swimming
Television
Appeared in reality television.
Discipline
Faced suspensions that interrupted his career.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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