OlympicTalk · Jun 2, 2017
Ryan Lochte: It’s crazy I got punished more than other athletes
Katie Ledecky wins race by 37 secondsRyan Lochte said little about his 10-month ban when it was handed down in September. Now that it’s almost over, the 12-time Olympic medalist was quoted Friday as being critical of the punishment.
The Times of London set up a quote from Lochte by stating, “some may see Lochte’s crime as being magnified by his reputation.”
“I mean, yeah, it’s kind of crazy because you have incidents where other athletes are beating women or driving recklessly and could kill people, yet what I did was blown up way more than what they had,” Lochte said, according to the report. “Then I get sentenced more and everything, just crazy.”