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Many people know the name, Ryan Lochte, or have at least heard of him. Ryan Lochte is an 12 time Olympic medalist in the sport of swimming. He has been competing in the Olympics since 2012 and currently holds the World Records in the 100m, 200m, and the 400m. This past summer, Olympians from every country traveled to Rio to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Ryan Lochte was one of these Olympians and went to compete in the sport of swimming. The Olympian was very successful in the games as he normally is, when it comes to the physical aspects of the Olympics. Unfortunately for Lochte, morally, he did not win the gold medal. On August 14, 2016, Lochte and his teammates- Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, and Jimmy Feigen claimed that they were held

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