I love swimming because racing.

I don't have a set style, but I try not to dress like everyone else.

For me, being Ryan Lochte is fun.

I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen?

I'm just going to go out there and try to win the race. When you go out there trying to go for a record, you're usually not going to get it.

My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?'

I think that is why I do so many different things with the hair, the grills, the crazy shoes.It's just my personality coming out there.