{"id":363276,"date":"2019-04-09T04:30:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T11:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=363276"},"modified":"2019-04-09T14:26:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T21:26:54","slug":"ryan-lochte-on-possibility-of-fifth-olympics-and-favorite-memory-of-hall-of-fame-aquatic-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-lochte-on-possibility-of-fifth-olympics-and-favorite-memory-of-hall-of-fame-aquatic-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Lochte on Possibility of Fifth Olympics and Favorite Memory of Hall of Fame Aquatic Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four-time Olympian and current world record holder\u00a0Ryan Lochte\u00a0<\/strong>sat down with Swimming World TV’s\u00a0Brent Rutemiller\u00a0<\/strong>at the Hall of Fame Aquatic Center’s groundbreaking ceremony<\/a> on Friday. Lochte talked about his drive to make his fifth Olympic team next year in 2020, which would make him the third American swimmer to make five Olympic teams, something only Dara Torres\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Michael Phelps\u00a0<\/strong>have been able to accomplish.<\/p>\n

Lochte also went through his recruitment to the University of Florida (2:34) and why he decided to become a Gator (2:59). He also talked about his struggles with adapting to Gregg Troy’s intense workload (4:25) and how he was able to flip a switch to adjust to the training (4:36).<\/p>\n

Lochte also talked about his Olympic dreams he lived up to (7:09) and his journey from winning an Olympic gold medal and setting a world record, which he did in 2008 in the 200 backstroke.<\/p>\n

Lochte also talked about the importance of the Hall of Fame Aquatic Center in Fort Lauderdale and his favorite memories (12:07) of coming to the pool as a kid.<\/p>\n