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Ryan Lochte attends a press conference in the Main Press Center on Day 7 of the Rio Olympics on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Matt Hazlett—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:51 AM UTCPublished: Aug 19, 2016 2:34 PM UTC [Ryan Lochte](http://time.com/4458405/ryan-lochte-rio-robbery-olympics/?xid=homepage) on Friday apologized for his “behavior” at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after Brazilian authorities said the U.S. swimmer [made up a story](http://time.com/4457457/ryan-lochte-olympics-robbery-report/?xid=homepage/?df) about being robbed at gunpoint in the city. The 32-year-old athlete and 12-time Olympic medalist issued a [statement](https://twitter.com/RyanLochte?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) on Twitter, saying he was sorry for not being “more careful and candid” in how he described events that took place during a night of partying in Rio. “I want to apologize for my behavior last weekend — for not being more careful and candid in how I described the events of that early morning and for my role in taking the focus away from the many athletes fulfilling their dreams of participating in the Olympics,” Lochte said. “I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons,” he added. Lochte had [initially](http://time.com/4451678/ryan-lochte-us-swimmers-robbed/) said he and teammates Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen were robbed early Sunday by people posing as armed police officers while leaving the French Olympic team’s hospitality house in a taxi going to the athletes village. “We got pulled over, in the taxi, and these guys came out with a badge, a police badge, no lights, no nothing just a police badge and they pulled us over,” Lochte told NBC’s Billy Bush. “They pulled out their guns, they told the other swimmers to get down on the ground — they got down on the ground. I refused, I was like we didn’t do anything wrong, so — I’m not getting down on the ground.” “And then the guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it, put it to my forehead and he said, ‘Get down,’ and I put my hands up, I was like ‘whatever.’ He took our money, he took my wallet — he left my cell phone, he left my credentials,” he added. Authorities in Brazil on Thursday said the swimmers fabricated the story after they vandalized a gas station’s bathroom. Surveillance video shows the athletes interacting with gas station employees and security guards and, at one point, getting out of a taxi after a man confronts them. State of Rio de Janeiro Police Chief Fernando Veloso said an armed security guard at the station did pull a gun on one of the athletes after demanding that they pay for the damage. “It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country — with a language barrier — and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave,” Lochte said. “But regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event.” Lochte’s lawyer, Jeffrey Ostrow, told [_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/19/ryan-lochte-lawyer-robbery-brazil/88995100/) on Friday that Lochte did not lie about being robbed at gunpoint. “That part of the story will never change,” Ostrow said. “We stand behind that.” Ostrow urged Brazilian authorities to investigate the security guard who whipped out his weapon during the incident and demanded money. “(Lochte) knows that he was held up at gunpoint and forced to give up money and that he was robbed. That’s being overshadowed, and it’s unfortunate because people are focusing on other things or relying on what the Brazilians are saying as opposed to taking the time to really analyze that you can kind of see it both ways,” Ostrow said. Ostrow insisted his client was still a “victim.” “Ryan’s focused on making sure that his whole team gets back here and that making sure that people understand that although he made a mistake, they were victims here and that shouldn’t be overlooked,’’ he said. 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