Ryan Lochte says he ‘paid’ for ‘mistake’ at ‘big cost’ four years after he ‘lied’ about Rio de Janeiro Olympics robbery
RYAN Lochte insisted he has "paid" for his "mistake" at a "big cost" four years after he "lied" about being robbed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Back in 2016, Ryan and three teammates on the American swimming team claimed that they were robbed at gunpoint at a gas station.
"I’m human. I made a mistake and that was a big cost to me and my family and now I’ve moved forward from that and I’m going to keep moving forward and focus on my family and focus on, hopefully, making my fifth Olympics."
The swimwear brand Speedo - who had repped Ryan since the beginning of his career - was the first to drop him after they said they "cannot condone" his behavior during the Rio de Janeiro scandal.
Ralph Lauren, skincare company Syneron-Candela and Japanese mattress maker Airweave all followed suit on the same day and dropped him as a spokesperson.
The 12-time Olympic medalist opened up about the scandal in the first teaser for his upcoming documentary In Deep With Ryan Lochte.
He said in the trailer: "I went from making millions to zero."
The Florida native continued of the serious incident: "Something could have ended my life because I was stupid."
Ryan is currently married to Kayla Reid.
The couple, who married in 2018, share two kids: 3-year-old son Caiden and 1-year-old daughter Liv.
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