1. Who is Ryan Lochte?
2. How does Lochte’s demeanor help explain what happened in Rio?
3. What is Lochte’s relationship with the other swimmers he was with?
4. Why did he feel the need to initally embellish his story, regardless of the extent?
5. Does Lochte have a history of this type of behavior?
6. What is Lochte’s relationship like with USA Swimming, and are there prior examples that might help illuminate this?
7. Are there other examples of the American public turning on an athlete as quickly as this?
8. What was Brazil’s role in perpetuating this story?
9. What were the problems coming into the Games in Brazil?
10. Was the incident involving Lochte seen as a way by Brazil to distract from some of the problems of the Games?
11. Lochte and Michael Phelps are often compared in the pool together — how are they different off it? Similar?
12. What has been the fallout from this story, and what other stories have emerged from the initial incident?
13. Might the fleeting nature of the Olympics aid Lochte in helping this story go away?
14. What is Dancing with the Stars?
15. Why does Lochte feel the need to stay in the spotlight by appearing on television so soon after the incident?
