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Ryan Lochte

Olympian 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016

6
GOLD

3
SILVER

3
BRONZE

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Athlete Bio

Height

6'2"

Hometown

Daytona Beach, FL

Education

Spruce Creek High School (Port Orange, Fla.) '02 University of Florida ‘06, Sports Management

Personal

Son of Steve Lochte and Ileana Arabura...Has two older sisters, Kristin and Megan, and two younger brothers, Devon and Brandon...Began swimming under the tutelage of his parents in Rochester, New York...Consumes approximately 7,000 calories per day during peak training...Involved with the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and serves as a spokesperson for the Mac Crutchfield Foundation...Interests include fashion, playing basketball, skateboarding and surfing.

Olympic Experience

Four-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016); 12-time Olympic medalist (6 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes)
Rio 2016, gold (4x200m free), 5th (200m medley)
London 2012, gold (400m medley, 4x200m free); silver (200m medley, 4x100m free); bronze (200m back); 4th (200m free)
Beijing 2008, gold (200m back, 4x200m free); bronze (200m medley, 400m medley)
Athens 2004, gold (4x200m free), silver (200m medley)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2015 – gold (200m medley, 4x100m medley); silver (4x200m free)
Years of Participation: Long Course – 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015; Short Course – 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Medals: 62 (36 golds, 15 silvers, 11 bronzes)
Gold – 2004 (4x200m free); 2005 (4x200m free); 2006 (200m back, 200 medley, 400 medley); 2007 (4x200m free); 2008 (100m medley, 200m medley, 400m medley, 4x100m free); 2009 (200m medley, 400m medley, 4x100m free, 4x200m free); 2010 (200m free, 200m back, 100m medley, 200m medley, 400m medley, 4x100m medley); 2011 (200m back, 200m free, 200m medley, 400m medley, 4x200m free); 2012 (100m medley, 4x200m free, 200m medley, 4x100m free, 200m free); 2013 (200m back, 200m medley, 4x200m free); 2014 (4x200m free); 2015 (200m medley, 4x100m medley)
Silver – 2004 (200m medley); 2006 (4x100m medley); 2007 (100m back, 200m medley, 400m medley); 2008 (200m back, 4x100m medley); 2010 (4x200m free); 2012 (200m back); 2013 (4x100m free); 2014 (200m medley, 4x50m free, 200m back 4x100m medley); 2015 (4x200m free)
Bronze – 2004 (200m free); 2005 (200m back, 200m medley); 2006 (4x100m free, 4x200m free); 2009 (200m back); 2011 (4x100m free); 2012 (100m fly); 2014 (200m free, 4x100m free, 100m medley)

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