Ryan Lochte said his 10-month suspension is “heartbreaking” and “it stinks,” but he will continue training and hopes to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medalist, made the comments shortly after it was announced Thursday that he was suspended through next June after his gas-station incident at the Rio Olympics.
“I’ve been swimming my entire life, and I’ve never taken a break,” Lochte said on The Ellen Show. “For someone telling me that I can’t do something that I’ve been doing my entire life, I mean it’s heartbreaking, and it stinks.