Swimming and Diving
Ryan Lochte
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- Assistant Coach
Six-time Olympic champion Ryan Lochte joined the Bears as an assistant coach in the summer of 2026.
Lochte came to Springfield after an iconic swimming career that has included memorable performances in four Olympic games and featured 12 total Olympic medals. He is the third-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history in terms of medals won, trailing only United States legends Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky.
Born in New York and raised in Daytona Beach, Fla., Lochte was a 24-time swimming All-American at the University of Florida where he earned his degree in Sport Management in 2007. During his collegiate career under the direction of coach Gregg Troy, he was the NCAA Swimmer of the Year twice, a seven-time NCAA champion, a seven-time SEC champion, and broke American records in the 200-yard individual medley and 200-yard backstroke.
After college, the multi-stroke standout broke the 100-meter IM world record on Dec. 15, 2012 (50.71) and later swam the fastest 200 IM time ever with a mark of 1:49.63 at the same event. He represented the United States at the Olympics in Athens (2004), Beijing (2008), London (2012) and Rio (216) and was part of the gold medal 4x200 meter freestyle relay teams at all four Games. He still holds part of the world record in the long course 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
Lochte has earned the American Swimmer of the Year Award twice and the FINA Swimmer of the Year three times. He has also won 90 medals in major international competition (54 gold) spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, Pan American Games and Pan Pacific Championships with 39 world championship titles.
Lochte came to Springfield after an iconic swimming career that has included memorable performances in four Olympic games and featured 12 total Olympic medals. He is the third-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history in terms of medals won, trailing only United States legends Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky.
Born in New York and raised in Daytona Beach, Fla., Lochte was a 24-time swimming All-American at the University of Florida where he earned his degree in Sport Management in 2007. During his collegiate career under the direction of coach Gregg Troy, he was the NCAA Swimmer of the Year twice, a seven-time NCAA champion, a seven-time SEC champion, and broke American records in the 200-yard individual medley and 200-yard backstroke.
After college, the multi-stroke standout broke the 100-meter IM world record on Dec. 15, 2012 (50.71) and later swam the fastest 200 IM time ever with a mark of 1:49.63 at the same event. He represented the United States at the Olympics in Athens (2004), Beijing (2008), London (2012) and Rio (216) and was part of the gold medal 4x200 meter freestyle relay teams at all four Games. He still holds part of the world record in the long course 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
Lochte has earned the American Swimmer of the Year Award twice and the FINA Swimmer of the Year three times. He has also won 90 medals in major international competition (54 gold) spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, Pan American Games and Pan Pacific Championships with 39 world championship titles.
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