Sports Charges against U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte over 2016 Olympics incident in Brazil are dropped July 8, 2021Josh Peter, USA TODAYComments Off on Charges against U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte over 2016 Olympics incident in Brazil are dropped U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, forced to leave 2016 Olympics in Brazil after being charged with filing false police report, has had those charges dropped.