Olympian Ryan Lochte Shares 10 Month Recovery Update After Severe Car Accident
Ryan Lochte is opening up about his road to recovery.
The 40-year-old Olympian opened up about a severe car accident he was involved in last November, resulting in various injuries, including a broken leg.
He and wife Kayla, 33, shared a joint video to their Instagram showing the six-time gold medalist on the mend.
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The video includes footage of Ryan being pushed in a wheelchair into his home by 7-yera-old son Caiden Zane, as his other children Georgia June, 1, and Liv Rae, 5, play in the background.
There’s footage of him using a walker in a hospital as well, and graphic shot of a scar on his leg, which extends from his hip. Later on, there’s hopeful footage of Ryan running with a slight limp.
“Life’s setbacks may knock you down, but they set the stage for an even stronger comeback!” the caption reads. “This guy has been putting in the work one step at a time, literally!”
On the Athletes Only podcast, he spoke about the experience in January.
“In the blink of an eye, your life can be over. I’m just so thankful that no one got injured except me,” he said, explaining that he was on his way to pick up his children from schoo.
“I was headed down this big four-lane street and this trash truck was, like, parked in the middle of the street” with no lights or warning cones, and “the car in front of me swerved,” but when he tried to avoid the truck, he “freaking ran into the damn thing.”
He shared that “it’s still hard for me to walk — but I’m doing PT, my health is there, my kids are safe everyone else is safe that was in the truck.”
He added that the investigator told him: “I have to tell their relatives that he’s dead,” adding, “I can’t believe how you did this, but you have a savior…I guess I’m a cat that has nine lives. I don’t know what life I’m on now.”
Last year, he revealed why he and his wife nearly got divorced.
We’re glad to see that Ryan Lochte‘s recovery is progressing!