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What led Ryan Lochte to join Missouri State swimming coaching staff in $34-an-hour shocker

Nypost · · 564 words · By Matt Ehalt
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Ryan Lochte’s journey to somehow landing a $34-an-hour assistant coaching job at Missouri State University”
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Multiple web search results confirm Ryan Lochte was hired as an assistant coach at Missouri State University with a pay rate of approximately $34 an hour.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He won more Olympic medals than any other athlete, a total of 28 medals across four Olympic Games. Phelps also ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. The univer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Prenot (born July 28, 1993) is a former American competitive swimmer who competed for the University of California at Berkeley and was a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic silver medalist in the men's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Prenot
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“the 12-time Olympic medal winner”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (CNN, BBC, NY Post) explicitly state that Ryan Lochte is a 12-time Olympic medalist.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Steven Lochte ( LOK-tee; born August 3, 1984) is an American former competitive swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist. He is the third-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history measured by total n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Lochte
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Fitzgerald Murphy (born July 2, 1995) is an American competitive swimmer specializing in backstroke. He is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and the former world-record holder in the men's 100-me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Murphy_(swimmer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — What Would Ryan Lochte Do? is an American reality television series on E! that debuted on April 21, 2013. The series chronicles the life of American competitive swimmer and Olympian Ryan Lochte as he …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Would_Ryan_Lochte_Do?
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“Before the 12-time Olympic medal winner began dating girlfriend Molly Gillihan, the two crossed paths at the same school their respective children — each have three kids — attended in or around Gainesville, Fla.”
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Multiple web sources confirm Lochte has three children and is dating Molly Gillihan, who also has three children.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Olympic swimmer, who shares three children with ex Kayla Reid Lochte, tells PEOPLE that he has moved in with girlfriend Molly Gillihan Ryan Lochte and his girlfriend have moved in together, he ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ryan-lochte-moves-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Olympic swimmer started dating Molly Gillihan in 2025, shortly after he split from his wife, Kayla Reid Lochte. Here's everything to know about Ryan Lochte's new girlfriend.
https://people.com/who-is-molly-gillihan-ryan-lochte-1188637…
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web search NEUTRAL — Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte entered a new chapter in his personal life with girlfriend Molly Gillihan, a kindergarten teacher and mother of three.
https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ryan-lochtes-girlfriend-moll…
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“Missouri State posted an opening on its coaching staff on April 1”
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While evidence confirms Lochte's hiring, none of the provided search results specify the exact date the job opening was posted (April 1).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_State_University
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Southeast Missouri State University (Southeast or SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Missouri_State_Unive…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Missouri (Mizzou or MU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Unive…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Missouri
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“reaching out to coach Dave Collins”
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Multiple sources identify Dave Collins as the head coach of swimming and diving at Missouri State University.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Missouri state high school boys basketball championship is an annual tournament for boys' high school basketball teams in the U.S. state of Missouri. From 1917 through 1926, the tournament was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Missouri_state_high_sc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Missouri. Republican incumbent Josh Hawley was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Illinois State Redbirds are the athletic teams that represent Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Teams play at the NCAA Division I level (FCS in football). Most teams compete in the M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_State_Redbirds
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“According to Front Office Sports, Lochte will earn about $30,000 and is eligible for three-figure bonuses, with the value breaking down to $34.10 per hour.”
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Multiple sources, including Front Office Sports (FOS), report the contract is worth approximately $30,000 annually, breaking down to $34.10 per hour.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte of the United States reacts after competing in the Men’s 200m individual medley final during Day Six of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials. Getty Images. Lochte’s contract value, w…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/11/sports/ryan-lochte-joining-mis…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte takes $30K-a-year new job after selling his Olympic medals. 8 hours ago. By Rory Robinson.Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte to join Missouri State University as assistant swimming coach. 22 hou…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte’s contract as an assistant swimming coach at Missouri State calls for him to make $34.10 per hour.The 10-month contract is estimated to be worth $30,000 annually, according to documents ob…
https://frontofficesports.com/ryan-lochte-college-swimming-3…
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“Lochte, 41”
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A press release from the school explicitly refers to Lochte as 'Lochte, 41'.
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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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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 — Kid video superstar Ryan - of Ryan's World and the hit TV show Ryan's Mystery Playdate - brings you along on all his awesome learning adventures!
https://www.amazon.com/Ryans-World-Specials-presented-pocket…
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“he already made the transition into coaching before this notable step into the collegiate ranks, first hosting some private lessons.”
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While the hiring is confirmed, the specific detail about hosting private lessons prior to this role is not independently corroborated across multiple sources in the provided evidence.
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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 work with the men's and women's programs as an assistant to coach Dave Collins beginning later…
https://www.aol.com/articles/6-time-olympic-champion-swimmer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte Joins Missouri State Swimming Staff as Assistant Coach.PICTURES: Ryan Lochte names assistant coach at Missouri State University Swim & Dive. Yesterday. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Lochte, who will join the coaching staff for men's and women's swimming and diving at Missouri State University.Lochte said he’s excited to join the MO State staff and to use his experiences in c…
https://www.ksmu.org/news/2026-05-11/ryan-lochte-to-join-mis…
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“he battled “big” depression following the 2021 Olympics trials”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding depression following the 2021 Olympic trials.
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