Ryan Lochte's robbery tales weren't the only lies he concocted in Rio. As the "Dancing with the Stars" contestant revealed to New York magazine, he was contractually obligated to say he was single during the Olympics in August -- though Lochte didn't spill which company made that stipulation. The 32-year-old swimmer boasted about using dating apps during the Games to help the myth he was unattached. The bizarre admission comes days after Lochte proposed to his Playboy model girlfriend, Kayla Rae Reid, after 10 months of dating. Lochte, who was dropped by several prestigious sponsors after admitting he lied about being held up at gunpoint during a night of drunken debauchery, has kept quiet about how he first met Reid.

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