Ryan Lochte is expected to compete at next week’s USA Swimming Pro Series meet in Santa Clara, Calif., his first appearance on the domestic U.S. tour since the Rio Olympics.
Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medalist in his first full season since his 10-month ban following the Rio gas-station incident, is joined in the Santa Clara field by Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Murphy, among others.
Lochte has competed off and on since August 2017, but never at a top-level meet like on the Pro Series.