Married to Kayla Rae Reid with two children and a third on the way in June, Ryan Lochte is already busy, but he has a lot more planned for the year head.
The 12-time Olympic medalist recently signed with Excel Sports Management, a powerhouse agency repping Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods and Taylor Swift. Ryan’s signed an endorsement with an Italian shoe company riddickshoes.com, he’s the ambassador of a new swimming meet billed as the International Age Group Championships, and he’s launching his own swim camp series he’s calling 1:54.
Is Ryan actively training now with plans for a run at the 2024 Olympic Trials? I asked him that a few times, a few different ways. The short answer is no. Ryan’s on a break, but it does sounds like he’s leaving the door open to competing.
Ryan’s mostly excited about his swim camp series, 1:54, named after his 200 IM world record time earned going head-to-head with Michael Phelps. His camps are geared for kids 10-16 years old with an interesting in working through the fundamentals of all four strokes. If you haven’t been on deck with Ryan hosting a camp, it’s worth checking out. He’s energetic, certainly in the water with lots of demonstrations, and he’s fun. 1:54 swim camp dates are TBA. Go to the website prosportlive.com/lochte and email Ryan to get on the list for future dates.
Lastly, Ryan’s back on TV in a new reality series, The Traitors, streaming on Peacock. The show debuts January 12th 2023, so save the date. This 10-episode series was captured back in May of 2022. The action and drama goes down in a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands, where contestants compete in a game of alliances and deception for a chance to win $250,000.
See Lochte’s 1:54 200m IM World Record – RACE VIDEO
He makes a good $20K at each of these camps. 😳
He can get a job as a hedge fund manager or investment banker I assume
This puff piece to help Lochte’s career along is actually kind of sad. The man’s competitive days have passed him after a long and successful run. Without the problems of Rio, he might have been better for longer, but this video simply underscored that time has passed him by!
…so many pro swimmers don’t officially retire. I can’t confirm it (because contracts are often private), but elites probably stay active to realized the full value of long term agreements. I’m way less judgemental of Lochte–or any Olympian experiencing the end of their career and transition to their post-career life. It’s challenging, and while many do it well, many struggle. Whether successful at it or not, the transition is jarring for everyone (like it is for all swimmers when they hang up their trunks). Lochte, I think, will go through periods where he trains and does race in pro meets. As far as building a business in swimming, Lochte (like many Olympians, me included) will try different things and focus… Read more »
That, and to keep their National Team health insurance for as long as possible.
Cant knock this
There’s nothing conventional about the way he’s earning a living right now. We all can agree. But, is there is nothing conventional about becoming a professional athlete. He started his adult life on a path that few have walked down, and he is choosing to keep on it rather than turning around.
At the end of the day, you cannot blame the man for looking for opportunities to support for his family. Especially when those opportunities might provide MORE for his family than a 9 to 5 and also allow him more time to spend with his family.
At the end of the day, Lochte is probably #1 on my list of professional swimmers I would love to have a… Read more »
Jeah!
I wonder if there’s a reason that he hasn’t gone to coach for a club team or a college team.
Does the college job keep him from running certain camps, have sponsors or anything?
Clubs (parents) maybe see a risk in his history of immaturity but this may not be an issue with the age groupers (where you need the best coaches and where his clinics thrive).
I genuinely like him and he’s hustling for his family and there’s no shame in that. However, he needs to stop with the comeback storyline. It’s exhausting and getting sad at this point.
I know he’ll never get back to his former peak level, but I do think if he decides to train and race again, he could be reasonably competitive. I realize it’s been a few years since his suspension (due to the legal I.V. he took for the flu), but he was training very well at that point. If he could get back to that level again – it wouldn’t be sad at all.
imagine him in a full time job…
I hope he can make time for some crypto ads.