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Kayla Lochte, the wife of the Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte, posted on social networks on the “betrayal” of the weeks after the couple announced that they are divorced.
On Friday, Reid published a slideshow of “reminders”, she said that she said to herself in the middle of the divorce with Lochte.
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Kayla Rae Reid attended the annual celebration of Brooks Brothers for the benefit of St. Jude at the West Hollywood edition on December 7, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Phillip Faraone / Getty Images)
“You are entering the best chapter in your life – you just need to cure first,” read the first slide. “Sometimes God allows betrayal … because it leads to the breakthrough.
“Most people have no idea what I have endured. Ignore their opinions. The truth is always revealed,” said another slide.
“Divorce is not the end of my story. This is the beginning of my rebirth,” she concluded.
Reid and Lochte revealed earlier this month that they were ready to divorce after seven years of marriage. TMZ said Reid had asked for divorce earlier this year, a decision that came “after a deep prayer and a reflection,” she said.
“I hold marriage in the highest esteem, so it was one of the most painful, the most revealing and difficult seasons of my life. I hesitated to share until I can do a place of healing – not fresh and open injuries,” Reid wrote on Instagram at the time.
“Sometimes we are confronted with trials that we have not chosen or seen coming. And in these moments, we are forced to make the most difficult decisions to protect our peace, our children and our future. I have come to understand that staying is not always the most loving decision that someone can take. For me, to leave was an act of love – for those around me and for myself.”
USA swimmer Ryan Lochte at a press conference at the Samba MPC room before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 3, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. (Peter Casey / USA TODAY SPORTS)
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Lochte then went to Instagram, saying that the decision “was not easy”.
“I want to take a moment to recognize what Kayla has shared. During the last year, we have made major changes for the two of us because we have made the difficult decision to put an end to our marriage. I am deeply grateful for the life that we built together and especially for the love we share for our three children,” he wrote on social networks.
“Although this decision was not easy, I think it is the right step towards peace and well -being for the two of us. I remain determined to heal, growth and coparentality with care and respect when we are going ahead. Thank you to our family and our friends for your continuous support – it really means a lot when we start this new chapter.”
The couple got engaged in 2016, the same year, Lochte was involved in a controversial incident in a service station during the Rio Olympic Games. Lochte initially said that he and his teammates had been stolen under the threat of a weapon, but it was determined that those who have firearms were in fact security agents in a gas station where swimmers had urinated outside a bathroom. Lochte finally lost four major sponsorships and the United States did not suspend it for 10 months.
Ryan Lochte and Kayla Rae Reid announced their divorce in June 2025. (Rebecca Sapp / Wireimage)
Lochte won his sixth and last medal in Rio, a gold as part of the 4×200 meter freestyle.
Reid was the playboy game game of the month for July 2015.
