Overview

• In an Aug. 29 Instagram video, the 12-time Olympic medalist said he had finished a rehab program and was 54 days sober.
• He described falling into a “really dark place” after a 2023 crash he previously called near-fatal, which left him with a broken femur and other injuries.
• Lochte said he checked himself into a Florida recovery center, adding that he learned “substance abuse isn’t a solution; it’s a distraction that makes things worse.”
• His update follows public steps to end his marriage to Kayla Rae Reid, who filed for divorce on March 26 and announced the split in June.
• Recent court filings accuse him of drug use at home; he told Us Weekly he has never used drugs around his children or driven them while intoxicated.