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Ryan Lochte’s girlfriend supports her beau after stunning $34-per-hour Missouri State coaching move

Nypost · · 377 words · By Bridget Reilly
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The six-time Olympic gold medalist announced he has joined the Missouri State swim program’s coaching staff to serve as an assistant to head coach Dave Collins.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that six-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte has joined the Missouri State swimming staff as an assistant to head coach Dave Collins.
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web search NEUTRAL — Six-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte has joined the staff at Missouri State as an assistant coach for the men's and women's swimming programs.
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/48741974/ryan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Missouri State University swimming and diving head coach Dave Collins announced that one of the most decorated swimmers in American history is joining his staff.
https://www.ky3.com/2026/05/10/12-time-olympic-gold-medalist…
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web search NEUTRAL — Six-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte has joined the swimming staff at Missouri State, where he will serve as an assistant to coach Dave Collins for both the men's and women's programs, beginning…
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/us-sport/ryan-lochte-mis…
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“Lochte, 41, will begin his new position later this summer after his contract is officially approved by Missouri State’s board of governors in June.”
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Web search results confirm Lochte is 41 years old and that his hiring as an assistant coach is pending formal approval by the university board of governors.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Steven Lochte 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 Mic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Lochte
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte, winner of 12 Olympic swimming medals, is joining the coaching staff at Missouri State. His official hiring as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s teams at the school is pending f…
https://allcountygazette.com/swimming-legend-ryan-lochte-nam…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte looking at the camera. Ryan Lochte is excited to join Missouri State’s coaching staff. @ryanlochte/Instagram. As the relationship became more serious, Lochte visited Gillihan’s family in S…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/sports/what-led-ryan-lochte-to…
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“According to Front Office Sports, Lochte’s contract is for $30,000 a year plus potential bonuses, with the value breaking down to $34.10 an hour, which falls in line with what swim team assistants Anna Miller and Lee Smothers have made.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (Rose Bowl Aquatics, NYT article from 2012, and a Website Authority Checker). No evidence was provided that confirms the specific salary of $30,000 or the hourly rate of $34.10.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte's Visit to Rose Bowl Aquatics.0:30. Ryan Lochte 50m underwater in 25 seconds!
https://vk.com/video-29115458_161744360
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web search NEUTRAL — The American swimmer Ryan Lochte is poised to be the breakout star of the 2012 Summer Games, both in and out of the pool.The swimmer Ryan Lochte, a multiple Olympic medalist, is expected to shine next…
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/fashion/ryan-lochte-olmyp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Plus, when we studied the correlation between Domain Rating (DR) and keyword rankings for 218,713 domains, we found that the two correlate well.It’s not possible to say that a Domain Rating of 30 is g…
https://ahrefs.com/website-authority-checker
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“Lochte and Gillihan created a blended family at the start of this year, each bringing in three kids from a previous marriage.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Ryan Lochte has moved in with girlfriend Molly Gillihan and that she has three children of her own, creating a blended family.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte moved in with girlfriend Molly Gillihan and her three kids nine months after his divorce.@ryanlochte/Instagram.“I fell in love with someone who shares those same values and who has three c…
https://www.aol.com/articles/ryan-lochte-moves-girlfriend-he…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte is moving on — and moving in with his new girlfriend. The 12-time Olympic medalist has moved into a new home with Molly Gillihan, he tells PEOPLE exclusively — and says it’s “the right nex…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/ryan-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte celebrated his new home alongside girlfriend Molly Gillihan 10 months after his wife Kayla Lochte filed for divorce to end their seven-year marriage.
https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1427402/ryan-lochte-girlfrie…
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“The couple, who celebrated their one-year anniversary April 10, have been involved in a social media feud with Lochte’s ex-wife, Kayla Rae Reid.”
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Evidence confirms a social media/email feud between Lochte's new girlfriend Molly Gillihan and his ex-wife Kayla Rae Reid. While the specific date of April 10 for an anniversary is not explicitly mentioned in the snippets, the conflict and the relationship are well-documented.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Rae Reid filed for divorce from Ryan Lochte last year. Sports Illustrated via Getty Images. He has moved on with new girlfriend, Molly Gillihan, who has called Kayla a 'child.'
https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/sports/ryan-lochtes-estranged-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Rae Reid shares Ryan Lochte’s alleged email calling Molly Gillihan a better mother during divorce fight. Kayla Rae Reid, who was married to Ryan Lochte for seven years, shared a screenshot of an…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/international-spo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte looked besotted with new girlfriend Molly Gillihan during a date to the movie theaters on Monday, exclusive Daily Mail photos show.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-148867…
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“Reid, who filed for divorce in March of 2025”
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Cross-referenced and multiple web sources explicitly state that Kayla Rae Reid filed for divorce from Ryan Lochte in March 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Rae Reid Instagram Ryan Lochte and Kayla Rae Lochte with their kids Caiden, Liv and Georgia.Though court records show that Kayla filed for divorce from Ryan in March 2025, she didn't announce th…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/ryan-lochtes-es…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Rae Reid filed for divorce from Ryan Lochte last year. Sports Illustrated via Getty Images.According to court documents previously obtained by Page Six, Reid filed for divorce from Lochte in Mar…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/sports/ryan-lochtes-estranged-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Olympic Gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte is taking the relationship with his new girlfriend to the next level. Lochte, 41, was previously married to former Playboy playmate Kayla Rae Reid before she …
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-154687…
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“The couple shares a son, Caiden, and two daughters, Liv and Georgia.”
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One web search result mentions the children's names (Caiden, Liv, and Georgia) in the context of Kayla Rae Reid's Instagram, but the other provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant (referring to 'Ryan's World' YouTube channel).
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan & Daddy’s World Tour: Amazing Food & Fun Challenges! with tags ryan's world, compilation, 1 hour, kids video, family vlog, ryan toy review
https://kidvideo.org/video/ryan-daddys-world-tour-amazing-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan's World (formerly Ryan ToysReview) is a YouTube channel for children featuring Ryan Kaji[1] along with his family. The channel usually releases a new video daily.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan's_World
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome To Ryan's World!!! Ryan loves doing lots of fun things like pretend play, science experiments, music videos, skits, challenges, DIY arts and crafts and more!!!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGJGhZ9SOOHvBB0Y4DOO_w
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