No, we do not think that swimmer Ryan Lochte is a Jew. His national team bio does not specify his religion. We would guess from his last name that his family goes back to Dutch Protestant roots.Wikipedia reports, "Ryan Lochte was born in Rochester, New York, the son of Ileana "Ike" (née Aramburu) and Steven R. Lochte. His mother is of Spanish and Basque ancestry and was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, while his father is of German, Dutch and English descent."
The Times' Style section had an extensive article about Lochte.
Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol
The U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte is poised to be the breakout star of the 2012 Summer Games, both in and out of the pool.
Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol - Slide Show
Mr. Lochte, 27, is being groomed to be a breakout Olympic superstar, with millions in corporate sponsorships.
Update April 2013: Lochte has an E! reality show, starting Sunday April 21 at 10pm EDT.
Here is a funny video interview about the show - watch to the end.
Update April 2013: Lochte has an E! reality show, starting Sunday April 21 at 10pm EDT.
Here is a funny video interview about the show - watch to the end.
Hat tip to anonymous!
2 comments:
Of course he's a jew. As can be seen here:
Helping his parents fulfil their Talmud!:
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/129586/ryan-lochtes-talmud-lesson
To anonymous of 8/18: Did you even read the article that you cite as evidence that he's Jewish? From the article itself: "Lochte, who isn’t Jewish...". The title of the article was "Ryan Lochte Helps Jewish Parents Fulfill a Talmudic Obligation", not "Helping his parents fulfull their Talmud".
To phyllis66: Wow. I guess we can prove that Castro is a "freaking Jew" because he was raised a Roman Catholic and went to a Jesuit school as a youth. Oh, and in the early 1940s he also expressed great admiration for the Third Reich and Fascist Italy. (Although I suppose you will say that all that effort to disguise his Jewishness just proves how devious those Jews are.) As for Lochte, his mother was of Basque ancestry. The Basque country is almost entirely Roman Catholic. There is a Basque saying, "We know who the Jews are because we used to be Jews." That is there way of saying that Christianity comes from Judaism. (Jesus was a "freaking Jew" as well.)
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