{"id":643277,"date":"2026-05-10T12:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=643277"},"modified":"2026-05-10T12:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:24:20","slug":"olympic-champion-ryan-lochte-joins-missouri-state-as-assistant-swimming-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-champion-ryan-lochte-joins-missouri-state-as-assistant-swimming-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Champion Ryan Lochte Joins Missouri State as Assistant Swimming Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan Lochte Joins Missouri State as Assistant Swimming Coach<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte<\/strong> was hired as an assistant swimming coach at Missouri State.<\/p>\n

Missouri State swimming made the announcement on social media on Sunday, May 10, and Lochte did as well.<\/p>\n

“After spending half of my life staring at the black line at the bottom of a pool, I figured it was time to help the next generation do the same thing,” Ryan Lochte said in his video post. “Swimming gave me an incredible career, memories and things I will cherish. But I might be more passionate about coaching than competing. … I had a pretty good swim career, but I might be an even better swim coach. I traded in my goggles for a stopwatch. … I am beyond excited to work with the athletes at Missouri State alongside coach Dave Collins<\/strong> in helping these swimmers both in and out of the pool, creating unforgettable memories along the way.”<\/p>\n

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