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, Could 10, and Lochte did as effectively.
“After spending half of my life staring on the black line on the backside of a pool, I figured it was time to assist the following era do the identical factor,” Ryan Lochte stated in his video publish. “Swimming gave me an unimaginable profession, reminiscences and issues I’ll cherish. However I is likely to be extra enthusiastic about teaching than competing. … I had a fairly good swim profession, however I is likely to be a good higher swim coach. I traded in my goggles for a stopwatch. … I’m past excited to work with the athletes at Missouri State alongside coach Dave Collins in serving to these swimmers each out and in of the pool, creating unforgettable reminiscences alongside the best way.”
Ryan Lochte is a 12-time Olympic medalist, making him the third-most adorned swimmer in Olympic historical past, in whole 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.
