The suspension was handed down by the US Olympic Committee and USA Swimming, USA Today reported, citing an unnamed source. Celebrity gossip website TMZ, citing unnamed sources, also reported the suspension. Neither the US Olympic Committee nor USA Swimming immediately responded to requests for comment. USA Today also reported that the three other swimmers were suspended, although for shorter lengths of time, and that Lochte would be banned from a championship swim meet in Budapest in 2017. That announcement came as the gold medalist said he thought reaction to his Rio de Janeiro tale had been blown out of proportion.

Source: dna September 08, 2016 04:30 UTC