Podcast: Ryan Lochte Talks Coaching, Gregg Troy, And His Subsequent Chapter In Swimming

12-time Olympic swimming medalist Ryan Lochte is making his teaching debut as an assistant coach at Missouri State, becoming a member of Dave Collins’ employees for the 2026–27 season. It is a measured transfer. Lochte will not be leaping straight right into a head teaching place. He admits he has lots to study.

For Ryan, teaching will not be some far-flung concept. His father, Steve Lochte, coached for 44 years, and each Steve and Ryan’s mom, Ileana “Ike” Lochte, coached him when he was younger. Swimming was not simply what Ryan did, it was the language of the home.

In this GMM Podcast, Lochte talks about why he takes this path slowly, why the assistant function issues, and the way he hopes to develop right into a head coach over time. He additionally displays on the affect of longtime Florida coach Gregg Troy, whose program was constructed on sincere work and the type of self-discipline that leaves no room for shortcuts. Lochte says he desires to channel that affect now, not as a duplicate of Coach Troy, however as somebody formed by it.

If you’ve got questions I missed, drop them within the feedback. Lochte stated he’d come again on as he develops on this new function in swimming.

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