Olympics: Brazilians feel 'saddened' by US swimmer incident Star US swimmer Ryan Lochte and three of his Olympic teammates were not robbed in Rio as they claimed but tried to flee after apparently vandalizing a gas station bathroom, police say. The medal-winning swimmers are thought to have vandalized the bathroom of a gas station where they had stopped off in a taxi, before being detained by a security guard. Locals reacting to the incident say Brazilians "deserve to be respected" by foreigners. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES