Research Paper On Olympic Swimmers
Olympic Swimmers Opinion Piece
Four Olympic swimmers walked into a gas station bathroom after a night of drinking. They then kicked the bathroom door, pulled down a sign and returned to their taxi. Then an armed guard approached them and asked that they pay reparations. Allegedly the athletes handed over about fifty US dollars. When the swimmers returned to the place where they were staying they explained that they were late because they had been held up at gunpoint and robbed. According to Fox News Ryan Lochte gave a very detailed description saying “They pulled out their guns, they told the other swimmers to get down on the ground — they got 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 believe these swimmers made a bad choice but they can be forgiven because, they are constantly pressured to be perfect. The police in Rio launched an investigation into the robbery of these four Olympians. The ordeal was seen as an embarrassment to the city of Rio, which has been under pressure considering its hosting the first Olympic Games in South America. Because the …show more content…
Olympics are international games the case became an multi-country issue. Investigators discovered that Ryan Lochte’s portrayal of the events was at best largely
Anderson 2 exaggerated and at worse a lie. The Olympic athletes donated around 11,000 US dollars to a Brazilian charity and returned home. (CNN) I think that while these swimmers made a stupid choice, they are under an immense amount of pressure.
They have been under this pressure their whole lives but, everybody has a point where they crack. Everybody has a period of irresponsibility. I suspect training to be an olympic athlete you don’t get to have that; and a lot of other parts of your childhood are lost to rigorous training. Feeling like you have to represent your country from a young age is intense. While it’s unclear as to whether the swimmers would have faced any kind of ramification for returning home at 3 a.m, that kind of information stirs up a lot of drama when released to the public. Aside from the pressure of being an athlete representing America, there is the added pressure of being in the public eye and having your actions
analyzed. According to CNN Ryan Lochte’s apology on instagram included “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,”. The swimmers were ordered to sit on the curb of the gas station, and they were yelled at in a language they didn’t understand. The athletes had also been drinking, while being in an altered state is by no means a free pass, it certainly indicates their judgment had been impaired and could have made the situation feel scarier. While I think there’s a lot to empathize with in how the athletes reacted. I think reparations are necessary to the city of Rio. The city worked hard to host the Olympics and to suggest the athletes were in harm's way is unfair to Rio and to Brazil. It is also embarrassing to America to be represented by people displaying aggression and disregard for
Anderson 3 others. Additionally these athletes are no longer young. Ryan Lochte the person who initially told the story is 32, an age when you’re expected to be responsible. In conclusion, the Olympic Swimmers made a mistake that tarnished the reputation of a city. However there is no reason not to forgive them. They made the choice to be drunk that night, but nothing points to malicious intent (Lochte Lie). However as Olympic athletes we hold them to a higher standard, their mistakes get blown up and being in that position is probably really hard. Who wouldn’t want to blow off some steam, and celebrate their wins?
"Ryan Lochte, 3 Other US Swimmers Robbed in Brazil | Fox News." Fox News. FOX News
Network, 14 Aug. 2016. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.
"Ryan Lochte: Why Did He Lie? Because It's Natural, Say Experts." AJC.com: Atlanta Georgia
News, AJC Sports, Atlanta Weather. AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2016. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.
"US Swimmer: Guards Pulled Guns, Wanted Money." CNN. Cable News Network, 20 Aug.
2016. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.
Four Olympic swimmers walked into a gas station bathroom after a night of drinking. They then kicked the bathroom door, pulled down a sign and returned to their taxi. Then an armed guard approached them and asked that they pay reparations. Allegedly the athletes handed over about fifty US dollars. When the swimmers returned to the place where they were staying they explained that they were late because they had been held up at gunpoint and robbed. According to Fox News Ryan Lochte gave a very detailed description saying “They pulled out their guns, they told the other swimmers to get down on the ground — they got 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 believe these swimmers made a bad choice but they can be forgiven because, they are constantly pressured to be perfect. The police in Rio launched an investigation into the robbery of these four Olympians. The ordeal was seen as an embarrassment to the city of Rio, which has been under pressure considering its hosting the first Olympic Games in South America. Because the …show more content…
Olympics are international games the case became an multi-country issue. Investigators discovered that Ryan Lochte’s portrayal of the events was at best largely
Anderson 2 exaggerated and at worse a lie. The Olympic athletes donated around 11,000 US dollars to a Brazilian charity and returned home. (CNN) I think that while these swimmers made a stupid choice, they are under an immense amount of pressure.
They have been under this pressure their whole lives but, everybody has a point where they crack. Everybody has a period of irresponsibility. I suspect training to be an olympic athlete you don’t get to have that; and a lot of other parts of your childhood are lost to rigorous training. Feeling like you have to represent your country from a young age is intense. While it’s unclear as to whether the swimmers would have faced any kind of ramification for returning home at 3 a.m, that kind of information stirs up a lot of drama when released to the public. Aside from the pressure of being an athlete representing America, there is the added pressure of being in the public eye and having your actions
analyzed. According to CNN Ryan Lochte’s apology on instagram included “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,”. The swimmers were ordered to sit on the curb of the gas station, and they were yelled at in a language they didn’t understand. The athletes had also been drinking, while being in an altered state is by no means a free pass, it certainly indicates their judgment had been impaired and could have made the situation feel scarier. While I think there’s a lot to empathize with in how the athletes reacted. I think reparations are necessary to the city of Rio. The city worked hard to host the Olympics and to suggest the athletes were in harm's way is unfair to Rio and to Brazil. It is also embarrassing to America to be represented by people displaying aggression and disregard for
Anderson 3 others. Additionally these athletes are no longer young. Ryan Lochte the person who initially told the story is 32, an age when you’re expected to be responsible. In conclusion, the Olympic Swimmers made a mistake that tarnished the reputation of a city. However there is no reason not to forgive them. They made the choice to be drunk that night, but nothing points to malicious intent (Lochte Lie). However as Olympic athletes we hold them to a higher standard, their mistakes get blown up and being in that position is probably really hard. Who wouldn’t want to blow off some steam, and celebrate their wins?
"Ryan Lochte, 3 Other US Swimmers Robbed in Brazil | Fox News." Fox News. FOX News
Network, 14 Aug. 2016. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.
"Ryan Lochte: Why Did He Lie? Because It's Natural, Say Experts." AJC.com: Atlanta Georgia
News, AJC Sports, Atlanta Weather. AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2016. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.
"US Swimmer: Guards Pulled Guns, Wanted Money." CNN. Cable News Network, 20 Aug.
2016. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.