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Commentary by Joe Johnson<\/em><\/p>\n

Comedian Adam Carolla<\/strong> has a comedy bit where he states that every group of friends needs the one guy that will yell ” DUDE! MAINTAIN!” when somebody in the group is about to do something stupid. Essentially every group needs a voice of reason. Ryan Lochte<\/strong> and company certainly needed a “DUDE! MAINTAIN!” guy the other night.<\/p>\n

Here we are, almost a week into “Lochtegate” and I would bet a mortgage payment that Ryan Lochte<\/strong> and company wish they had just come clean about what really happened at that Rio gas station or even avoided the situation all together.<\/p>\n

By now, it’s pretty obvious that when the cab of the four American swimmers – Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz<\/strong> and Jack Conger<\/strong> – stopped at the gas station, they were indeed taken from their cab, had a gun brandished at them and were shaken down for their money. The problem is, the swimmers failed to mention the events leading up to that point. They failed to mention the alleged trashing of the bathroom, the altercation with the security guard and their general boorish behavior that got them into trouble to begin with. And therein lies the issue.<\/p>\n

On the surface, what Lochte and company did at the gas station isn’t the worst thing you’ll ever see. Was it immature? Yes. Was it embarrassing to them and Team USA? Yes. But, they didn’t deserve to have a gun waved at them. That escalates the situation to an entirely different level. A level in which they likely would have had the support of the general public and the powers that be. So, why the lies and half-truths when a simple apology and payment for any damage to the gas station would have likely sufficed?<\/p>\n

It just seems like one bad decision after another bad decision followed by more bad decisions.<\/p>\n

I was a swim coach for a long time. When I would travel with my swimmers, I had three very easy rules\/guidelines for staying out of trouble. While the “wisdom” I imparted on my swimmers would not be considered earth-shattering, it could be considered life-changing.<\/p>\n

It was as follows –<\/p>\n

1) DON’T DO ANYTHING STUPID –<\/strong>
\n” This one is pretty self explanatory” I would tell them. “If you’re not sure if what you’re about to do is stupid or not, then it probably is. If you’re still not sure, then come and ask me and I will let you know.”<\/p>\n

2) NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS AFTER MIDNIGHT-<\/strong>
\nAgain, pretty self explanatory. Just go to \/ stay in your room – I guarantee you’re not going to miss anything worth sticking around for. In fact, I can almost guarantee trouble will find you whether you’re looking for it or not.<\/p>\n

3) THE COVER-UP IS ALWAYS WORSE THAN THE CRIME<\/strong>
\nSo, you’ve ignored rules one and two and done something pretty stupid. Don’t compound the issue by lying about it too. Just come clean and deal with whatever the fallout may be. Authority figures tend to get extremely cranky when lied to.<\/p>\n

So back to our Olympian friends…
\nThey were out extremely late, in a foreign country and maybe\/possibly intoxicated. What exactly did they think was going to happen? When something did happen, they lied about it. It would have entirely possible for them to avoid the situation and fallout all together by applying the rules above.<\/p>\n

It’s a textbook example of what I always looked to avoid as a coach, and it should be a lesson to all athletes out there on how seemingly sophomoric behavior can have profound and long lasting consequences.<\/p>\n

And finally and maybe most important, Ryan Lochte<\/strong> is 32 years old and a celebrity. Has he not learned that someone is ALWAYS watching? He had to have known his concocted story was bound to fall apart. He should have been the “DUDE! MAINTAIN!” guy, not the ringleader of men behaving badly.<\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views\u00a0of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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