Ryan Lochte is back home safely in the United States while his swimming buddies were left in Brazil to deal with the fallout to their alleged robbery.
Lochte told police that he and three other US swim team members were robbed at gunpoint Sunday. They said alcohol was involved and their stories apparently had multiple holes. Lochte didn’t initially want to report the robbery, but he ended up giving a statement to police after his mom shared the robbery news with the media, leading the story to get headlines.
The IOC initially denied the story but then they said Lochte and the swimmers gave statements to police. A judge in Brazil pointed out inconsistencies in the story and ordered Lochte and Jimmy Feigen to stay in Brazil. Other teammates Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were pulled off flights in Brazil to answer questions.
Many people online believe Lochte lied and made up his story and produced some incredible tweets about it.
When you fake a story about getting robbed at gunpoint and leave your boys in Brazil to deal with it pic.twitter.com/xomExMgwLN
— dan haren (@ithrow88) August 18, 2016
Ryan Lochte and his mom rn in America vs those other two dudes trapped in Brazil pic.twitter.com/uyN4yw1t9j
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) August 18, 2016
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) August 18, 2016
Look, all I’m saying is that “Dumb as hell swimmer who travels the world for events” is a REALLY good cover for an international jewel thief
— Brian Grubb (@briancgrubb) August 18, 2016
When you lie to your mom about partying at the Olympics and it becomes an international incident. pic.twitter.com/qVN2O79pDV
— Ashley Burns (@MayorBurnsy) August 18, 2016
Ryan Lochte’s alibi status pic.twitter.com/Brsp5peSFe
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) August 18, 2016
USOC officials arrive at Lochte's room to ask him not to leave town right away pic.twitter.com/AOXg0GheXQ
— David Steele (@David_C_Steele) August 18, 2016
More NBC reporting still to come… pic.twitter.com/sVjoqaVHow
— Alexander Goot (@AGoot18) August 18, 2016
Lochte's fastest time was getting out of Brazil
— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) August 18, 2016
If you're making up a robbery at gunpoint story either:
A. You're a terrible liar
B. What you actually did was WAY worse
C. Both A and B— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) August 18, 2016
— nick pants (@nick_pants) August 18, 2016
Those other two swimmers: so we're gonna say we got robbed at gunpoint and get a bunch of headlines and publicity?
Lochte: Jeah
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) August 18, 2016
Photo via @WillBrinson
Here is the Lochte interview about it:
