Ryan Lochte opens up about 2016 Rio incident: 'I was like the worst guy in the world'

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Ryan Lochte, a six-time Olympic gold medalist who was thrust into the national spotlight during the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil, opened up Wednesday about the incident.

Lochte appeared on former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s "Uncut" podcast about the situation that occurred with him and other teammates in Rio de Janeiro. Lochte claimed he and the swimmers were robbed at gunpoint at a gas station but it was later revealed Lochte had vandalized a poster. He would later apologize for the ordeal and receive a suspension from USA Swimming.

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Ryan Lochte of the United States reacts after competing in the Men's 200m individual medley final during Day Six of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CHI Health Center on June 18, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The 37-year-old accomplished swimmer told Cutler at that moment he felt like he was the "worst guy in the world."

"I had rude awakenings being where everyone loved me and I was on top of the world, I felt like. And then in one stupid night ... gone. I was like the worst guy in the world or something at one point," he said.

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Lochte said he didn’t believe he actually lied about anything, saying he was met with a gun pointed near him and not at his head. The so-called armed robbers turned out to be security guards. Brazilian officials said at the time guns were used to "control the situation," according to ESPN.

Ryan Lochte crys during an interview after the men's 200 individual medley during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Friday, June 18, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP