Ryan Lochte
Don’t Adjust Your Swim Goggles!!!
This Is How I Look Now
Published
May 14, 2026
4:22 PM PDT
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Ryan Lochte is clapping back at people commenting on his unrecognizable appearance … saying they’re comparing him to how he looked in the 2012 Olympics.
ICYMI, Ryan had posted a video earlier this week announcing that we was going to start coaching for Missouri State University and he looked … quite different than we’re used to seeing him.
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You can see in the clip … the Olympian’s hair looks darker, his skin looks tanner, and he’s sporting some stubble. That led one X user to confused the swimmer with FBI Director Kash Patel.
why does ryan lochte look like kash patel now pic.twitter.com/yZJmT3iLHX
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The video made the rounds on the internet … and now Ryan’s responding to the chatter. His girlfriend, Molly Gillihan, shared a video on Instagram Thursday letting the star swimmer know people had a lot to say online about his appearance.
Watch the clip … he says commenters are “clowns” for comparing how he looks now to how he looked during his Olympics days.
Quick! Someone get Ryan the gold medal for clapbacks!
