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Ryan Lochte Goes Public with New Partner as Divorce and Custody Disputes Continue

The Olympian has gone public with Molly Gillihan, who rejects claims of betrayal, as his divorce from Kayla Rae Reid remains pending.

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Overview

  • On July 6, Lochte posted Instagram photos cuddling with Molly Gillihan over the July 4th weekend in Daytona Beach
  • Molly Gillihan issued an Instagram statement denying any betrayal and describing her relationship with Lochte as patient, sincere and honest
  • Kayla Rae Reid filed for divorce in Florida in March, calling their seven-year marriage irretrievably broken and announcing the split publicly on June 4
  • Lochte and Reid are still negotiating custody of their three children—Caiden, 8; Liv, 6; and Georgia, 2—and how to divide nearly $270,000 in shared debts
  • An anonymous source told People that infidelity strained the marriage, though both Lochte and Gillihan have denied that betrayal led to their new relationship