Ryan Lochte is an American swimmer who has won 12 Olympic medals, including 6 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze. Lochte started swimming early at age 5. His parents are both swim coaches and his dad was coaching him. Ryan preferred basketball and skateboarding; he did not take swimming seriously until high school, when he placed second at the Junior Olympics. He attended the University of Florida where he was named NCAA swimmer of the year twice, and broke the record in the 400 yard individual medley which had been set by Tom Dola a decade earlier.
He has won gold medals in the 400 meter individual medley and 4 times( 200 meter freestyle) team event. In 2016, he helped the U.S team win gold in the men’s 4×200 freestyle. He faced off against his friend Michael Phelps in the 200 meter medley which resulted in Phelps breaking the world record that was set by Ryan Lochte in 2009.
