U.S. Olympic Swimmers Busted In Brazil

Ryan Lochte joined Michael Phelps in winning gold at the Olympics — and now he's joined the kinky champ in causing controversy! Authorities say that Ryan and three other members of the U.S. swim team made up a story about being robbed to cover up an Olympics brawl!

The police in Rio de Janeiro say that Ryan — along with Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen — was involved in an altercation at a gas station with a Brazilian security guard. The swimming champ had previously claimed that his wallet was stolen by robbers dressed as police when the swimmers had stopped at the gas station to use the bathroom.

Detectives in Rio say that the gas station had a video camera that recorded the swimmers getting into a fight. Matt Lauer — who did a phone interview with Ryan — later reported that the swimmer has "softened" his version of events. That includes a gun now being "pointed in [his] direction" instead of being held to his head.

Cops also say that all of the U.S. swimmers were too drunk to give a coherent report of the robbery. As revealed by The National ENQUIRER, crime has already been an embarrassment for the Rio Olympics — and the cops are cracking down hard over the athlete's alleged lies!

Bentz and Conger (pictured, left to right) were on a plane ready to fly out of Brazil when cops announced they weren't allowed to leave. Feigen was also set to leave on Wednesday, but skipped his flight. This has become an international incident, too, with the swimmers having given statements to the FBI, State Department, and the local police!

Lochte (whose brother lost his own bid for the Olympics after a drug arrest) has already made it back safely to America, though. So has Michael Phelps, who's started his retirement by relaxing at home while his teammates get caught up in scandal for a change!