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In 2021, Lochte failed even to qualify for the Olympic team despite much media hype in his favor.
|Liberal denial continued to downplay or refuse to admit the falsehood.
|The truth came out, but liberal denial persisted and some continued to defend Ryan Lochte. In 2021, Lochte failed even to qualify for the Olympic team despite much media hype in his favor.
|August 19, 2016, and June 19, 2021<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/now/ryan-lochte-fails-qualify-tokyo-193000794.html</ref>
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|October 9, 2020
