Ryan Lochte sports a drastic new look before traveling to Rio
Ryan Lochte might be going for gold, but his hair is going silver... Literally.
With the new change in hair color, it appears Lochte – and his locks – are ready to go in Rio. He posted the photo to Instagram on Sunday and claims he dyed his hair "light blue," but we'll let you decide:
New look.... Here We Go #Rio #2016 thanks @jennjonesatl#turnuphttps://t.co/A9ZOFz9h8kpic.twitter.com/k7aGDk3YRC
— Ryan Lochte (@RyanLochte) July 31, 2016
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He stopped by a hair salon on Sunday to make the last-minute touches en route to his fourth Olympic Games:
Me hungry!! @jennjonesatl #newlook #dye
A post shared by Ryan Lochte (@ryanlochte) on Jul 31, 2016 at 1:14pm PDT
Of course, the Twitter jury chimed in – and they made some valid points:
I'm really not sure there's a color Ryan Lochte could change his hair to that would qualify as "shocking"
— Todd Behrendt (@ToddBehrendt) August 1, 2016
Did anyone tell Ryan Lochte chlorine's gonna mess w his hair...regardless of the swim cap, so much exposure to chlorine is bad for dyed hair
— mister dom (@domserrano_) August 1, 2016
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We'll see soon if the silver-light blue hairdo gives Lochte the competitive advantage he needs to win his sixth gold medal!