USA Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee announced Thursday that 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte will be suspended 10 months, making him ineligible to compete in the 2017 world championship, as part of his punishment for the gas station incident that overshadowed the second week of the Rio Olympics. Lochte will also not receive the $25,000 bonus
the USOC awards to Olympic gold medalists (Lochte was part of the 4x200 relay that won gold in Rio) and will not be eligible for his monthly USA Swimming stipend of $3,250 during the suspension. He could lose as much as $100,000 because USA Swimming has awarded a $75,000 gold-medal bonus at past Olympics.
Contacted by ESPN, USA Swimming said the organization does not disclose the bonuses paid for gold medals.
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