Ryan Lochte Joins Missouri State as Assistant Swimming Coach

Ryan Lochte Joins Missouri State as Assistant Swimming Coach

Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte was employed as an assistant swimming coach at Missouri State.

Missouri State swimming made the announcement on social media on Sunday, May 10, and Lochte did as properly.

“After spending half of my life staring at the black line at the bottom of a pool, I figured it was time to help the next generation do the same thing,” Ryan Lochte stated in his video submit. “Swimming gave me an incredible career, memories and things I will cherish. But I might be more passionate about coaching than competing. … I had a pretty good swim career, but I might be an even better swim coach. I traded in my goggles for a stopwatch. … I am beyond excited to work with the athletes at Missouri State alongside coach Dave Collins in helping these swimmers both in and out of the pool, creating unforgettable memories along the way.”

 

Ryan Lochte is a 12-time Olympic medalist, making him the third-most embellished swimmer in Olympic historical past, in complete medals, behind solely Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky.

His seven particular person Olympic medals rank second in historical past in males’s swimming, tied for second amongst all Olympic swimmers.

Lochte’s worldwide profession that spanned 4 Olympics, Lochte reached the rostrum 12 instances, with particular person gold medals within the 200 backstroke in 2008 and 400 IM in 2012. Lochte additionally received 4 consecutive world titles within the 200 IM (in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015), and he stays the world-record holder within the race at 1:54.00.