Ryan Lochte Engaged One Year After Ex-Wife Filed for Divorce
It looks like Ryan Lochte is headed down the aisle again.
The Olympic swimming legend is engaged to girlfriend Molly Gillihan, marking a major new chapter just one year after finalizing his divorce from ex-wife Kayla Rae Reid.
According to a TMZ article shared on Friday, June 19, Lochte proposed last week at Prime and Pearl in Gainesville, Florida-the same restaurant where the couple had their first date. The proposal reportedly took place while the pair were celebrating an upcoming move to Missouri.
Photos shared by the outlet show the newly engaged couple celebrating in the restaurant moments after Gillihan said yes, with the pair sharing a kiss as she showed off her engagement ring.
Lochte, 41, later confirmed the happy news himself to the outlet. "I'm on cloud 9 she said yes. I'm happy this is my new beginning, and I couldn't do it without her," he told TMZ.
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The couple went Instagram official over Fourth of July weekend in 2025, though they've reportedly been together for more than a year. It will be his second marriage following his split from Reid, who filed for divorce in June 2025 after seven years of marriage. It's unclear if their divorce is finalized at this time.
Nearly a decade ago, the swimmer was publicly planning his wedding to his then-fiancée, Reid. In 2016, shortly after competing on Dancing With the Stars, Lochte told E! News he was excited to finally focus on wedding preparations after months of rehearsals. "So now I'm excited to get down and get ready for this big wedding," he said at the time. He also made it clear that he wanted to be heavily involved in the planning process.
Lochte and Reid married in 2018 and welcomed three children together: son Caiden and daughters Liv and Georgia.
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This story was originally published June 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM.