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Lochte apologizes for behavior in Rio incident

Related Topics: Jack Conger, Ryan Lochte, Robbery, Police

American swimmer Ryan Lochte released a statement Friday apologizing for an alleged robbery of American swimmers -- and their ever-changing descriptions of it.

The statement was released after Lochte's teammates Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger landed in Miami after being pulled off a plane a day earlier to testify about the alleged robbery and the lawyer for the fourth U.S. swimmer, James Feigen, said he would make a $10,800 payment and leave Brazil later in the day.

"I want to apologize for my behavior last weekend -- for not being more careful and candid in how I described the events of that early morning and for my role in taking the focus away from the many athletes fulfilling their dreams of participating in the Olympics," Lochte's statement read.