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Ryan Lochte … He Was Mine First!

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This past summer you probably swooned over America’s back-up golden boy, Ryan Lochte, as he and his amazing abs swam to victory in the London Olympics.  After this summer’s races Ry is now the second most decorated American swimmer after Michael Phelps.  And arguably, the most attractive!

As I have mentioned before I was a very competitive swimmer and since I can remember I loved how the whole world focused on my sport every time the summer Olympic Games rolled around.  However, nine months after London the once-every-four-year sport that was my bread and butter for over a decade is going to be featured on the same channel that brought you Girls Next Door and the Kardashian clan.

Ryan, an 11 time Olympic medalist and holder of four world records, now has his own show on E! called “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?”  You can definitely tell that all of the major networks have their season premieres coming up and this is an attempt to fill the Sunday evening gap.  The show apparently is going to follow Ryan’s life as he trains for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics – we shall see…

My reaction to this show is a bit strange, while some people wish it wasn’t on because it seems silly I wish it was not on because I do not want to share!  My reaction needs a bit of explaining – as I’ve mentioned before, you all know I was a big swimmer (here and here) and even though I have had a couple of fast races I was never going to be an Olympic swimmer.  However, growing up I traveled all over the country swimming in more pools than I care to remember and had the change to train, practice, and compete with Ryan while he was a student at the University of Florida.  (He was good back then too, the NCAA Swimmer of the Year twice).  I had a big schoolgirl crush on him and am now sad I have to share him.

And while all of you oogle over his body and laugh at the script, 
just know, he was mine first! 🙂

 

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  3. Julie Marie says

    awww..haha i know that feeling. that sort of caught in between place of “i knew him first so Im special” and “ugh now I have to share him with the rest of the world”…ok maybe mine isnt with a celebrity that big, but still =)

  4. A Muse in Purple says

    My oh oh my, I stumble upon your blog and you are a swimmer, like myself and you are friends with a famous person! Holy moly! So very cool! Be sure to check out this month’s Messy post, I’m a Messy girl this month and we got a pretty cool item! Post goes live next week!

  5. Janna Renee says

    This is so fun! You are practically a celebrity 😉 Random question…Did you go to State Swim and Dive in High school? I went once in 2002 or 2003 in Fort Lauderdale. Just thought I’d mention it!

  21. Cece says

    That’s so cool! Oh…the abs!!! I feel the same way about gymnastics. It’s an every 4 year sport and I love it when it gets the Olympic spotlight because then everyone else is interested in the sport that I think is so awesome but is usually neglected.

  25. vogueandheels.com says

    Oh my you were a swimmer? That awesome and also great that you met him! I would love to swim in competitions, but I know I just couldn’t do it.

    -Vogue&Heels
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  43. Angela says

    Haha oh no how many girls end up seeing their crush on TV! WELL me too kinda my high school sweetheart took part in the Olympics (GB Basketball) too, he’s often in the news here, thankfully he doesn’t have his own TV show lol xx

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