Today's topic of the week is going to be about Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte! His given name is Ryan Steven Lochte. He was born in Canandaigua, New York on August 3, 1984. In present days he is 28. His sign is a leo. He started swimming at the age of 5 and he had a great feel of the water by the age 5 or 6. Soon after, his family moved to Florida so his dad could coach swimming. In his junior high school Lochte wanted to become a professional swimmer. Lochte was rewarded "Swimmer of the year" twice and is NCAA champion. His first Olympics was in 2004 Athens, Greece. In his total years (so far) he has won 11 Olympic medals 5 gold.
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In 2005 World Aquatics Championships Lochte won bronze in the 200-meter backstroke and the 200-individual medlay and gold in the 4-by-200-meter relay. Next year in the short course world championships he won 6 medals 3 gold and set world records in 3 events. 20- individual medlay and 100-backstroke and 200-backstroke. Capping the year he was rewarded "Male swimmer of the Year". In London Lochte won 2 gold medals. I hope everyone who is reading this enjoyed and learned something new on my cool facts about Ryan Lochte.
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http://www.biography.com/people/ryan-lochte-20839841
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