"I almost didn't dance at my wedding" - Ryan Lochte opens up on the aftermath of Dancing With The Stars appearance

By Ketaki Pansare

Modified Nov 13, 2024 16:54 GMT

Ryan Lochte, who joined 'Dancing with the Stars' in 2016, has shared his feelings by comparing dancing at DWTS and training at the Olympics. He said he would prefer training at the Olympics.

Dancing with the Stars show is a dance competition show where celebrities are paired with professional dancers to compete.

Ryan Lochte, an American competitive swimmer, is known for his versatility in the pool, mainly backstroke, freestyle, and individual medley. He made his debut in the 2004 Athens Olympics. At the Beijing Olympics, he won 2 gold medals in the 200m backstroke and 4x200m freestyle relay and two bronze medals in the 4x100m medley relay and 200m freestyle. His performances at the Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio Olympics skyrocketed his fame skyrocketed his fame.

During a recent appearance on the podcast, Shut Up! Tell Me More with Pam Comiter, Lochte spoke about his life experiences.

Comiter, the host, asked him:

"Which is harder, is training for the Olympics or Dancing with the Stars harder? Because people talk about it like it is incredibly good. " (at 36:23)

Lochte reponded by saying:

"I would, so a year after Dancing with the Stars, I almost didn't dance at my wedding because I hate dancing that much." (at 36:31)

He further jokingly said:

"I would train eight years straight for the Olympics, then train eight weeks for dancing".."

He referred to dance training at DWTS as the hardest thing in the world.

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Ryan Lochte broke his first world record with a fractured foot

Ryan Lochte - Schwimm-WM - Schwimmen (Source: Getty)

In a podcast interview with First Light Podcast, Lochte opened up about the mindset that fueled his world record-breaking performance despite a fractured foot. In 2007, he set a new world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the World Championships held in Australia.

Ryan Lochte mentioned that just six weeks before the event he fractured his foot while skateboarding. Then, before departing for the competition, he suffered another fracture to the same foot while jumping off the bottom of the pool during a practice session.

"No matter what, you could be on your last breath, no, there's something left still inside you; you just have to dig deep down and find it, and once you find it, it's like a big old shining light." (0: 45 onwards)

He also talked about his mentality during the event, saying he wasn't afraid of the pain and believed in himself.