Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months from all swimming competitions after making a false robbery report at the Rio Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee and USA Swimming announced on Thursday.
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What about Lochte’s team mates?
The USOC gives a $25,000 bonus to Olympic gold-medal winners, and USA Swimming has awarded a $75,000 gold-medal bonus at past Olympics.
Lochte faces the most serious consequences following the scandal, with a 10 month suspension from domestic and global USA Swimming national team competitions, including the 2017 National Championships.
As part of his punishment, Lochte must also perform 20 hours of community service.
Bentz, 20, was also given 10 hours of community service for violating USA Swimming Olympic curfew under the age of 21 rules.
“He recognises his lapse in judgement, and is looking forward to continuing his training, volunteer work with kids, and resuming his swimming career next year with an eye toward representing his country at the 2020 Olympic games in Japan”.
The US athlete, who is set to compete on the upcoming season of US dance show Dancing with the Stars, admitted to Ellen DeGeneres during an appearance on The Ellen Show that he is ready to move away from his Rio incident, which he calls the “lowest” point of his life. It unfairly maligned our hosts and diverted attention away from the historic achievements of Team USA, ‘ said Scott Blackmun, the USOC CEO.
2. During the suspension, no monthly stipend from USA Swimming or the USOC. Those sanctions, which end December 31, also strip funding and training access and preclude them from the White House visit.
Feigen was reported to have made a charitable donation of more than £8,000 to have charges of criminal damage and falsely reporting a crime dropped, and to get his passport back.
“You know, I’ve been swimming my entire life and I’ve never taken a break, and for someone telling me that I can’t do something I’ve been doing my entire life.it’s heartbreaking and it stinks”, Lochte, who is appearing in the current series of Dancing With The Stars, said. “Each of the athletes has accepted responsibility for his actions and accepted the appropriate sanctions”.
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“When Code of Conduct infractions occur, it’s our responsibility to take action that reflects the seriousness of what happened”, USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus said.
