USOC apologizes for ‘distracting’ U.S. swimming incident

The USOC has released a statement apologizing for the “distracting ordeal” that has resulted from the U.S. swimming robbery allegations.

Ryan Lochte, James Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger initially claimed to have been robbed early Sunday morning in Brazil. However, police found no evidence to support their allegations. Instead, the swimmers vandalized a gas station, with the station’s owner claiming that the group urinated on the walls.

While attempting to leave the gas station, the swimmers were stopped by security. Guns were then pulled on the group to ensure that they would not leave the scene before authorities arrived.

“The behavior of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it…