Ryan Lochte

Ryan Steven Lochte is an accomplished American competitive swimmer who has won 12 medals (six gold, three silver, and three bronze medals) at the ‘Olympic Games’ so far, thus earning the second rank in the sports, behind Michael Phelps. This gifted swimmer specializes in individual medley and backstroke and has, over the years, won 90 medals, participating in various competitions, such as the ‘Olympics,’ the ‘Pan Pacific Swimming Championships,’ the ‘Pan American Games,’ and the ‘FINA World Championships,’ of which 54 are gold, 22 are silver, and 14 are bronze. He currently holds two individual world records: one in the 400-meter individual medley (short course) and another in the 200-meter individual medley (long and short course). He also holds a collective world record in the 4x100-meter freestyle (mixed) relay and the 4×200-meter freestyle (long course) as part of national teams of the US. He has earned the honor of the ‘FINA Swimmer of the Year’ thrice and has received the ‘World Swimmer of the Year Award,’ too. He was dragged into controversy in the ‘Lochtegate’ scandal during the 2016 ‘Summer Olympics’ and again, in July 2018, when he was suspended from competitions for 14 months by the ‘US Anti-Doping Agency,’ for receiving a “prohibited intravenous infusion.”