{"id":1518555,"date":"2022-07-05T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1518555"},"modified":"2022-07-05T10:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:04:03","slug":"swimming-legend-ryan-lochte-won-12-olympic-medals-saying-goodbye-to-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/swimming-legend-ryan-lochte-won-12-olympic-medals-saying-goodbye-to-half\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Legend Ryan Lochte Has Won 12 Olympic Medals but Is Saying Goodbye to Half of Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ryan Lochte is one of the greatest swimmers<\/a> to ever put on goggles at the Olympics<\/a>. He won 12 medals across four different Olympic games, which is tied for the second-most in swimming history, only behind Michael Phelps\u2019 28<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Lochte is now parting ways with half of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, really. He\u2019s giving away six Olympic medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Lochte isn\u2019t doing this because he doesn\u2019t care about them or his accomplishments; the 37-year-old is auctioning off the awards for a good cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Lochte is auctioning off six Olympic medals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Swimmer Ryan Lochte of the United States celebrates with his Gold Medal for the Men's 400m Individual Medley at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012. | Al Bello\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Lochte was one of the top swimmers in the world for over a decade. Here\u2019s a list of all the Olympic medals he has won throughout his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olympics<\/td>Medal<\/strong><\/td>Event<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Athens 2004<\/strong><\/td>Gold<\/td>4x200m Freestyle Relay<\/td><\/tr>
Athens 2004<\/strong><\/td>Silver<\/td>200m Individual Medley<\/td><\/tr>
Beijing 2008<\/strong><\/td>Gold<\/td>200m Backstroke<\/td><\/tr>
Beijing 2008<\/strong><\/td>Gold<\/td>4x200m Freestyle Relay<\/td><\/tr>
Beijing 2008<\/strong><\/td>Bronze<\/td>200m Individual Medley<\/td><\/tr>
Beijing 2008<\/strong><\/td>Bronze<\/td>400m Individual Medley<\/td><\/tr>
London 2012<\/strong><\/td>Gold<\/td>400m Individual medley<\/td><\/tr>
London 2012<\/strong><\/td>Gold<\/td>4x200m Freestyle Relay<\/td><\/tr>
London 2012<\/strong><\/td>Silver<\/td>4x100m Freestyle Relay<\/td><\/tr>
London 2012<\/strong><\/td>Silver<\/td>200m Individual Medley<\/td><\/tr>
London 2012<\/strong><\/td>Bronze<\/td>200m Backstroke<\/td><\/tr>
Rio 2016<\/strong><\/td>Gold<\/td>4x200m Freestyle Relay<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lochte — who has not called it quits just yet despite not swimming at the Tokyo Olympics — is now giving away six of those medals. He's putting them up for auction and giving the proceeds to charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want people to think I didn\u2019t care about the medals,\u201d Lochte said to NBC Sports<\/a>. \u201cI cherish them, but they\u2019re just sitting in my closet collecting dust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medals up for bidding are three silvers from the 2004 and 2012 Olympics and three bronze medals from the 2008 and 2012 games. He will then give the money to the Jorge Nation Foundation, which sends children with severe or terminal illnesses on trips to destinations of their choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel amazing about [the auction] just because I\u2019m going to be helping kids out,\u201d Lochte added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winning an Olympic medal is a rare opportunity for athletes<\/a>. Now, Ryan Lochte is using those awards to give kids memories they will never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stats courtesy of Olympics.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: Dan Jansen Recalls the High From His \u201994 Gold Medal to the Low of His Sister\u2019s Death During the \u201988 Olympic Games<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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