Ryan Lochte Shares Update On His Recovery, 10 Months After Car Accident

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Cue the dramatic music because Olympian Ryan Lochte, age 40 and proud owner of multiple shiny gold medals, is opening up about a real-life action sequence straight out of a movieโ€”only with more trash trucks and fewer car chases. Last November, Lochte found himself in a scene thatโ€™s more โ€œOops, I did it againโ€ than โ€œFast & Furious,โ€ when a car accident left him with various injuries, including a leg that clearly didnโ€™t read the part of his bodyโ€™s โ€œinvincible athleteโ€ memo.

But never fear! His wife, Kayla, 33, and their kids were there to document the comeback of the century. Forget Instagram influencers pushing detox teas; these guys are posting wheelchair content. Yes, in a heartwarming family video, we see Ryan rolling back into his home with 7-year-old son Caiden Zane playing chauffeur. Who needs Uber when youโ€™ve got kid-powered wheelchair services? Meanwhile, his other childrenโ€”Georgia June, age 1, and Liv Rae, age 5โ€”were off in the background doing what all toddlers do best: chaos, probably involving crumbs and toys strewn everywhere.

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But wait, thereโ€™s more! The video also features Ryan trying to outdo your grandpaโ€™s post-surgery walker routine in the hospital, with a bonus appearance by a scar that runs from his hip to his leg. This thing is so big, itโ€™s practically auditioning for a role in a slasher film. And just when you thought it was over, bam! Thereโ€™s footage of Ryan running again! (Well, โ€œrunningโ€ might be a generous termโ€”letโ€™s call it a heroic, slightly wobbly limp. Still, weโ€™re rooting for you, champ!)

The Instagram caption reads, โ€œLifeโ€™s setbacks may knock you down, but they set the stage for an even stronger comeback!โ€ Or in this case, a stronger walker-back, but whoโ€™s counting? They also remind us that Ryanโ€™s literally putting in the work โ€œone step at a time.โ€ We see what you did there, Lochte.

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Of course, Ryan had more to share on the Athletes Only podcast in January. He detailed how, in what sounds like a deleted scene from Final Destination, his life flashed before his eyes when he met the real star of the show: a trash truck. Apparently, this trash truck was doing its best impression of a roadblock with no lights or warning cones, just chillinโ€™ in the middle of a four-lane street like it owned the place. The car in front of Ryan swerved, but when our man Lochte tried to avoid the situation, he โ€œfreaking ran into the damn thing.โ€ Words to live by, people.

Miraculously, the only casualty was Ryanโ€™s ability to walk without a limp, and heโ€™s been doing physical therapy like a champ ever since. As for the truck? Still living its best life, collecting garbage and scaring Olympic swimmers.

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According to Lochte, an investigator told him, โ€œI have to tell their relatives that heโ€™s dead,โ€ which really helps set the mood for future holiday dinners. โ€œI canโ€™t believe how you did this, but you have a savior,โ€ the investigator continued. Lochteโ€™s conclusion? โ€œI guess Iโ€™m a cat that has nine lives. I donโ€™t know what life Iโ€™m on now.โ€ Spoiler alert: probably somewhere between 4 and 6, if weโ€™re counting trash trucks and prior shenanigans.

So hereโ€™s to Ryan Lochte, our favorite nine-lives-having, scar-flaunting, walker-wielding Olympian! Weโ€™re thrilled to see him on the road to recovery, one hilarious Instagram post at a time.

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