{"id":107939,"date":"2014-08-23T21:11:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T04:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=107939"},"modified":"2015-08-23T13:05:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T20:05:49","slug":"ryan-lochte-donates-relay-medal-to-fantasy-swimming-online-competition-prize-swag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-lochte-donates-relay-medal-to-fantasy-swimming-online-competition-prize-swag\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Lochte Donates Relay Medal To Fantasy Swimming Online Competition Prize Swag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial coverage for the Pan Pacific Championships is proudly sponsored by Master Spas<\/a>! For complete coverage of the Pan Pacific Championships, check out our event landing page<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n

GOLD COAST, Australia, August 24. RYAN Lochte is known for giving away his medals to fans at swim meets, but he took his generosity to another level at the Pan Pacific championships, donating his silver medal from the 400 free relay as a prize for the U.S.-based Fantasy Swimming group.<\/p>\n

SwimMAC and Team USA coach Dave Marsh is joined in this video interview by superfan Holly as they talk about the goal of giving big incentives to the winners of the online competition, and how it can increase exposure and excitement for the sport. <\/p>\n