Just In: Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte Posts Formal Apology for Behavior in Rio

In the wake of an international incident involving U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and several of his teammates, Lochte turned to Twitter this morning to formally apologize for the version of events he told Brazilian police and the NBC network in an interview.

Check out the Twitter post below:

Lochte is a 12-time Olympic medalist (six gold, three silver, three bronze), which ranks him second in swimming behind Michael Phelps. His seven individual Olympic medals rank near the top in men's swimming.

As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay (long course). Individually, he currently holds the world record in the 100-meter individual medley, 200-meter individual medley (long and short course), and the 400-meter individual medley (short course).