Lochte was embroiled in controversy when he alleged that he and three other American swimmers had been pulled over and robbed by armed men with police badges while in Rio de Janeiro. Lochte later admitted he exaggerated his initial description and was suspended for 10 months.
He was suspended for another 14 months in by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for taking a "prohibited intravenous infusion. Lochte served his suspension and competed in the U. Olympic Trials at age He finished seventh in the meter individual medley and did not qualify for a fifth time. Their competition finished, Lochte and three teammates followed a night of carousing by urinating outside the bathroom at a gas station.
By invoking the ugliest stereotypes of Rio criminality in a clumsy effort to conceal his fratboy antics, Lochte was cast as the embodiment of American entitlement while also overshadowing the achievements of countless athletes during the final week of the Olympics.
Then, in , Lochte was suspended for 14 months by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after a social media post showed him receiving an IV infusion of legal vitamins, which is prohibited under doping rules without a therapeutic use exemption. Only three months into the second suspension, Lochte landed himself in the headlines again for an early-morning incident at a southern California hotel when he found himself locked out of his hotel room and tried to kick down the door.
It made me realize the path I was heading down if I kept going that route. And if I would have kept that pattern, who knows what could have happened? I could have ended up in a car wreck. Or killing someone else. So it was definitely a wake-up call. Favorite us! Follow nbcolympictalk. More: Olympics U. Erin Jackson is first Black woman to win speed skating World Cup. Speedskating keeps rolling, thanks to a Florida hotbed.
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Post was not sent - check your email addresses! You're different. Your body changes. Your mentality is different," Phelps said before the coronavirus pandemic pushed back the Tokyo Olympics by a year, seemingly making it even harder for Lochte.
The other things outside the pool take up your time. His results leading into trials haven't signaled that he's poised to join Phelps and Dara Torres in making the most Olympic appearances of any American swimmer. Since Rio, Lochte has competed sporadically and hasn't come close to being his former dominant self. Lochte is seeded 15th in the metre individual medley, which opens the trials. He's entered in six events over the eight-day meet, although it's unlikely he'll swim every one.
The IM, in which he still owns the world record set in , appears to be his best chance. He's seeded fifth. Lochte returned to his college training town in Gainesville, Fla.
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