Pool privilege revoked: Lochte to receive 10-month suspension
Pool privilege revoked: Lochte to receive 10-month suspension
The Lochte incident “tapped into one of Brazilians' biggest pet peeves – gringos who treat their country like a third-rate spring break destination where you can lie to the cops and get away with it," says AS/COA’s Brian Winter.
Ryan Lochte will be suspended from US swimming events for 10 months, the United States Olympic Committee and USA Swimming announced in a statement on Thursday.
The 12-time Olympic medalist, who claimed to have been robbed at gunpoint alongside teammates during the Rio games – a story Brazilian police soon cast doubt on – will also be barred from participating in the sport's 2017 world championship games in Budapest, Hungary, as well as the national championships, ABC reports. He must also perform 20 hours of community service….
… The incident "has tapped into one of Brazilians' biggest pet peeves – gringos who treat their country like a third-rate spring break destination where you can lie to the cops and get away with it," Brian Winter, the vice president for policy at Americas Society and Council of the Americas, told The New York Times in August….
… Though Lochte's behavior was a sore spot for many Brazilian spectators, some may find a silver lining in the incident. After severing its relationship with the swimmer, Speedo USA pledged to donate a portion of Lochte’s sponsorship fee to benefit children in Brazil. The $50,000 donation will be given to global charity Save the Children.
