▁might ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁language ▁bar rier ▁and ▁mis communic ation . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Anti - D op ing ▁Agency ▁im posed ▁a ▁ 1 4 - month ▁susp ension ▁from ▁competition ▁on ▁L och te ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁" pro hib ited ▁int ra ven ous ▁inf usion ." ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁L och te ▁signed ▁on ▁as ▁an ▁international ▁sw imming ▁amb assador ▁for ▁the ▁cam ps , ▁events ▁and ▁programs ▁at ▁S PI RE ▁Institute ▁and ▁Academy . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁eng aging ▁with ▁students , ▁conduct ing ▁clin ics ▁and ▁helping ▁design ▁the ▁sw imming ▁program . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁L och te ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁I le ana ▁" I ke " ▁( née ▁Ar amb uru ) ▁and ▁Steven ▁R . ▁L och te . ▁His ▁mother ▁is ▁Cub an ▁and ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁while ▁his ▁father ▁is ▁of ▁Dutch , ▁English , ▁and ▁German ▁descent . ▁He ▁has ▁two ▁older ▁sister s , ▁Krist in ▁and ▁Meg an , ▁and ▁two ▁younger ▁brothers , ▁Dev on ▁and ▁Br andon . ▁During ▁his ▁early ▁child hood , ▁his ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Blo om field ▁Central ▁School s . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Florida ▁when