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Ryan Lochte

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Ryan Steven Lochte ( LOK-tee; born August 3, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist. He is the third-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history measured by total number of medals, behind only Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. Lochte's seven individual Olympic medals rank second in history in men's swimming (again to Michael Phelps), tied for second among all Olympic swimmers. He currently holds the world records in the 4×200-meter freestyle (long course). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Ryan Lochte is the 325th most popular swimmer (down from 255th in 2024), the 16,582nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,071st in 2019) and the 116th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ryan Lochte ranks 325 out of 709. Before him are George DiCarlo, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Ben Proud, Martina Moravcová, Manuela Stellmach, and Kosuke Kitajima. After him are Gail Neall, Tom Dean, Robert Finke, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Ricardo Prado, and Camelia Potec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Ryan Lochte ranks 608. Before him are Akgul Amanmuradova, T. J. Perkins, Pio Marmaï, Chris Beath, Liam Rosenior, and Jung Jin-sun. After him are Hiro Mizushima, Veronika Velez-Zuzulová, Brad Guzan, Issam Jemâa, Ariane Friedrich, and Evgeny Morozov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Lochte ranks 16,589 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin Edwards (1927), Zabryna Guevara (1972), Mia Love (1975), Nipsey Russell (1918), Bev Perdue (1947), and Barbara Mandrell (1948). After him are Madison Lintz (1999), Jeremy Camp (1978), Shawn Fanning (1980), Jeffrey Pierce (1971), Anne Wojcicki (1973), and Mitchel Musso (1991).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Ryan Lochte ranks 116. Before him are Sharon Wichman (1952), Angel Martino (1967), Bruce Furniss (1957), Jon Olsen (1969), Dara Torres (1967), and George DiCarlo (1963). After him are Robert Finke (1999), Nancy Hogshead-Makar (1962), Nicole Haislett (1972), Rebecca Soni (1987), Anthony Ervin (1981), and Mary T. Meagher (1964).

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