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Ryan Lochte shares the 'truth' about his divorce amid revealing of new romance

Ryan Brennan | July 9, 2025

Ryan Lochte is setting the record straight about his love life. 

The 40-year-old, 12-time Olympic medalist is in the midst of an ongoing divorce with his ex-wife, Kayla Reid, who filed for divorce on March 26, according to People, after seven years of marriage.

On July 4, Lochte debuted a new romance with his girlfriend Molly Gillihan amid the drama. 

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In a new interview with the Daily Mail, published July 7, Lochte confirmed that there was “no infidelity with Molly” and that the two started seeing one another after he was served divorce papers. 

He also clarified that his relationship with Reid had been struggling for several years prior to the divorce. 

“What people don’t really realize is that me and my ex haven’t really been together for a very long time, basically, since my littlest girl was born, which was around two years ago,” he told the Daily Mail. 

“We had been having complications for a long time so it was an easy transition for us to divorce and live our own lives,” he added, per the New York Post

Lochte later shared a link to the New York Post article in his Instagram Stories captioned, “Truth!”

His comments come one month after rumors of infidelity started swirling. 

At the time, Lochte said he wouldn’t be commenting on or replying to “allegations made by third parties” regarding his divorce from Reid, according to a statement shared by People

In his interview with the Daily Mail, Lochte put those rumors to rest — and defended his new romance.

“There was no infidelity with Molly, like nothing. Molly didn’t do anything wrong. She didn’t pursue me, I pursued her. It was after I got served with the divorce papers,” Lochte told the Daily Mail. 

“We got a divorce and I left. I moved down the street because I wanted to be in my kids’ lives and I will always be in my kids’ lives,” he added. 

Lochte shares three children — Caiden Zane, 8, Liv Rae, 6, and Georgia June, 2 — with Reid. 

He went on to clarify that Reid will always be the mother of his children and he will always love her for that, but he’s no longer “in love with her” and hopes they can wish the best for each other in the future. 

“One thing I will not do is leave my kids and I’ll always be a part of their lives,” he added. 

On July 8, Lochte took to his Instagram Stories to share a photo of a birthday cake with three ages on it — one for each child, all of whom were born in the month of June. 

“At least I got to celebrate the kids birthday even if it was after it,” he wrote in a text overlay. “Just glad they’re back.”

Lochte and Gillihan discuss their romance for the first time

Lochte and Gillihan hard-launched their romance on Instagram over the 4th of July weekend. 

On July 4, Gillihan was seen in photos with Lochte’s family — including a photo of her painting one of Lochte’s niece’s nails — as they celebrated the holiday. 

“Happy Fourth from Daytona Beach,” Lochte wrote in the caption while tagging Gillihan in the post. 

Lochte went on to share more photos from the weekend on July 6, including one photo of Lochte and Gillihan cuddling with his niece on a couch. 

In his interview with the Daily Mail, Lochte praised Gillihan for being “true to herself” and having a “big heart.” 

“She’s a kindergarten teacher so she has the patience of a freaking saint. It’s awesome being with her. We’re just living our best lives and having fun,” Lochte said. 

Gillihan added that she’s “extremely happy” with Lochte and decided to give him a shot after seeing how he was as a dad. 

“I do not know much about his history in swimming but when I saw how he was with his kiddos I decided to give him a chance,” Gillihan, who finalized her own divorce last year, told the Daily Mail.

As for the ongoing drama, Lochte says he and his new girlfriend “have nothing to hide.” 

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“Why hide happiness? I’m just in a new projection and a new chapter of my life that is going to be amazing and I’m excited for it,” he said.  

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