American swimmer Ryan Lochte, a six-time Olympic gold medalist, is joining the swimming coaching staff at Missouri State University. Multiple outlets report that Lochte is taking an assistant coaching role with the Missouri State swim program as part of its staff additions for the year. The reports describe him as one of the most decorated Olympic swimmers in history and frame the move as a transition from elite competition to college coaching. One outlet highlights the reported hourly pay for the assistant coaching position, stating a figure of $34 per hour, while other coverage focuses more generally on his appointment and Olympic achievements. Together, the sources agree on the key points that Lochte will work with Missouri State’s swimming program and that the role is assistant coaching. The reports do not indicate that he is returning to international competition; instead, they present his decision primarily in the context of taking up a coaching position at the university level.