EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Ryan Lochte will compete in his first USA Swimming meet Saturday since his 10-month suspension for you-know-what. Might the Nassau County Aquatic Center’s pool serve as a sort of chlorinated baptismal font, washing away the sins of Rio?
Lochte tilted his head and considered that for a moment.
“No, not really,” he said.
The four-time Olympian and first-time father is not much for introspection. But surely he’s thought about what it means to get back in the deep end of the competitive pool.
“I don’t really have many thoughts” on that, Lochte told USA TODAY Sports Friday evening.