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>>> That's just awesome.
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has
been living in the gym these
days as he's attempting to come
back in the Tokyo 2020 olympics.
>> At 35 years old, he's joining
us now.
>> The old 35.
>> Live olympics, bro.
That's incredibly impressive.
Which onic is its out the most,
looking back?
>> Definitely probably my first one.
Back in 2004 in Athens, just
taking it all in, representing
the United States, it's just --
on the biggest sports Florida
platform, it's amazing.
>> Now fast forward, you're the
elder statesman.
>> Grandpa of Tokyo.
>> What will it be like getting
out there and competing again?
>> It's different now.
It's everything.
Like these kids, they're so
young and I'm just like where
did you guys come from?
But, you know, it's fun.
I'm just taking each day at a
time and hoping for the best.
>> Mentally, how is it different
>> Mentally I'm drained.
Especially with two kids.
The you know, the hardest thing
that I'm still trying to adapt
to is I train every day.
I beat my body up.
And then right after swim
practice, I have to go home and
be like this energetic dad.
>> You don't want to give them
leftovers.
>> Oh, my gosh, Mario, look.
>> How old with were your kids
when you got them the pool?
>> LIV, she's 5 months.
We have not gotten her in the
pool yet.
Kadian, he's loving the pool.
>> If we were to get kadian and
boomer, Michael Phelps son, side
by side, doggy paddle to the he
Ed, my money is on kadian, what
do you think?
Get in there.
Does it feel different for you
now with the sport training?
Do you have a new appreciation
for it?
>> Oh, 100%.
I took swimming for granted when
I was little.
Just because, I mean, I felt
like I was a superhero.
Like I could just beat up my
body and still perform on a
daily basis.
>> That's youth.
>> Youth.
And now I can't do that.
Like I have to get my bedtime, I
have to eat healthy.
Everything comes into play.
Whole new ball game.
>> Then you got to get into the
right mindset.
The suspension was like two
years?
>> Psychologically too you have
to get in the right frame of
mind.
>> That was perhaps easy.
A lot easier just because I
looked back and the reason why I
am back into swimming is because
of my family, because of my
kids.
I have motivation.
Probably more motivation I ever
had than when I was at the peek
of my swimming career.
So I'm just loving it.
I'm so happy with my life and
just the way swimming is going.
I can't wait.
>> You can see it.
You can feel it from the times
we talked together.
Sort of feels like the new Ryan
Lochte.
What is your daily life like
with the kiddos?
Are you a breakfast guy?
>> No, because I have practice
so early in the monk.
>> What time are you in the
pool?
>> 6:00 -- no, 8:00.
I leave the house around 7:00
and they're just about to get up
so I don't do breakfast time.
My favorite with kadian after I
do weights, I go pick him up
from school and I walk into his
classroom, and he's like huh!
Just that moment I'm like yes!
And he comes and runs and gives
me a big hug.
And I'm like this cannot get any
better.
Then when I get home, my wife is
usually with our daughter and
she sees me walking in and she
starts giggling and smiling.
I have it made.
>> Making all the hard work the best.
>> The best thing ever.
>> You have been keeping in
touch Michael Phelps?
Obviously, you spent a lot of
time together.
>> Oh, yeah.
I was actually asking him some
questions.
I was like when you had kids and
like were you always like really
focused every day leading up to
the 2016?
He goes like yeah I just had to
keep like thinking about my
family and what am I doing this
for?
There are times I get up and I'm
like because the kids didn't
sleep, man, I really don't want
to go to practice but somehow I
got to make it work.
>> Ryan, by the way, when he sat
down --
>> It's called maturity.
>> This guy is training right
>> "People" magazine's sexiest
just came out.
You were runner-up to prince
Harry for sexiest dad.
>> I don't know how.
They might have to do a reboot.
>> Little ironic but correct me
if I'm wrong, a few years back
weren't you guys partying in
Vegas?
>> Well --
>> Being very bachelor like.
>> That was a long time ago.
>> Didn't you race each other in
the pool?
>> Yes, he wanted to race me in
the excess club in the middle of
the club.
>> Because it's right there.
>> Yeah.
>> That's why I love prince
Harry.
I was like I don't have a
swimsuit on.
He's like never do I.
I'm like it's the prince.
>> Did you beat win?
>> I smoked him.
>> Did your kids give you a hard
time about sexiest dad?
>> No.
>> They didn't see it?
>> No, they didn't even see it.
That's good.
>> What about when swimming is
over as far as competitively,
what do you want to do?
>> I love kids, and you know the
tours that have big buses and do
different cities and have shows,
I want to do that with swimming
and put on major swill clinics
and teach kids how to swim.
I would love that.
>> Is there anything like that
now?
>> Yeah, I do swim clinics now
and again but not like a tour.
That's what I want to do.
That and like speaking
engagements and telling everyone
my story and everything like
that.
>> He's a dancer too!
He did so great on "Dancing with
the stars."
>> No, no, no, I'm not a dancer.
>> Listen, I've got two left feet.
>> Good luck to you.
Con congratulations on
everything.
>> Thank you.
>> Looking forward to seeing him
at the Tokyo olympics 2020 on
NBC.
>> Incredible.