▁the ▁short ▁course ▁format ▁( 2 5 - yard ▁and ▁ 2 5 - meter - long ▁po ols ). ▁L och te ▁sw am ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - meter ▁individual ▁med ley ▁in ▁ 5 0 . 7 1 ▁seconds ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁F IN A ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Ist an bul , ▁Turkey . ▁At ▁this ▁same ▁event , ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁with ▁sw imming ▁the ▁fast est ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁individual ▁med ley , ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 1 ▁minute ▁ 4 9 . 6 3 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁L och te ▁generated ▁international ▁controvers y ▁when ▁he ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁American ▁sw imm ers ▁had ▁been ▁pulled ▁over ▁and ▁ro bb ed ▁by ▁armed ▁men ▁with ▁police ▁bad ges ▁while ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil , ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁Brazil ian ▁authorities ▁sharp ly ▁denied ▁L och te ' s ▁version ▁of ▁events ▁and ▁shed ▁light ▁on ▁mis de eds ▁by ▁L och te ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁athlet es ▁that ▁precip itated ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁night . ▁L och te ▁was ▁widely ▁critic ized ▁following ▁the ▁incident ▁and ▁was ▁susp ended ▁from ▁competition ▁by ▁USA ▁Sw imming . ▁Some ▁subsequent ▁reports ▁suggested ▁that ▁certain ▁claims ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁un true ▁and ▁that ▁L och te ' s ▁version ▁of ▁events