Ryan Lochte is diving into a new competition.<br />The Olympic gold medalist is joining ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.<br />Lochte signed on for season 23 of Dancing With the Stars following his Rio robbery scandal, in which he said he “overexaggerated” his story about being robbed at gunpoint.<br />In wake of the controversy, four of Lochte’s sponsors, including Speedo and Ralph Lauren, dropped him Monday and he is awaiting punishment from the U.S. Olympic Committee.
