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Nearly 10 years after his Olympics scandal, Ryan Lochte is diving head-first into the worldwide controversy … revealing he’s writing a book on his fall from grace and how he got back on his feet.
The 41-year-old gold medalist announced his plans on Tuesday … saying after a ton of growth and healing, it felt like time to share his story.
Lochte went from being a beloved American swimmer to, in his words, “the most hated person in the world” … and it was all thanks to his incident at a gas station in Brazil.
Remember, Lochte claimed he and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint by men pretending to be police … but it later turned out to be a complete lie. In fact, the athletes were accused of vandalizing the gas station bathroom … and he was charged with filing a false police report.
The case was later dismissed … but Lochte said the damage was done in his personal life, and he found himself having a kid with a woman he barely knew, who told him he wasn’t ever going to be enough — so he resorted to alcohol, drugs and sleep.
It’s safe to assume the woman he’s referring to his ex, Playboy model Kayla Rae Reid … as he went on to say, “Every day, I woke up to be belittled and reminded of my constant failures, day in and day out, until I was eventually kicked out of our family home.”
“The only thing I ever wanted was a family and to become a father, only to have failed at that as well.”
As we previously reported, Reid filed for divorce in March 2025.
Lochte is now dating Molly Gillihan … someone he can’t say enough good things about on social media.
The good news is Lochte has since sobered up and regained his voice and confidence … so we take it the latter chapters will be much more positive than the middle.
