Josh Benner

Tag: Rio

  • Lochte lies, lessons in honesty

    Sunday morning, see a story about Ryan Lochte and three other Team USA swimmers being held up at gunpoint. I think “wow, how terrifying.” Yesterday, I see stories that the Brazilian authorities don’t believe the story, and I think “how corrupt is this country!” But then the stories start to conflict, swimmers start to backtrack…

  • If you’re not first, you’re not last

    If you’re not first, you’re not last

    In his last solo race as an Olympic swimmer, Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer of all time finished tied for second. I was struck when I heard people saying that Phelps “lost” the race. True. He didn’t win. But he was the silver medalist!