▁games . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁USA ▁Sw imming ▁susp ended ▁L och te ▁from ▁domestic ▁and ▁international ▁compet itions ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁months . ▁L och te ▁was ▁also ▁dropped ▁by ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁major ▁spons ors . ▁ ▁However , ▁by ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁T Y R ▁announced ▁an ▁app arel ▁deal ▁with ▁L och te . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁susp ension ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Anti - D op ing ▁Agency ▁( US AD A ) ▁im posed ▁a ▁ 1 4 - month ▁susp ension ▁from ▁competition ▁on ▁L och te ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁that ▁year ▁received ▁a ▁' pro hib ited ▁int ra ven ous ▁inf usion .' ▁" I ▁have ▁never ▁taken ▁a ▁prohib itive ▁[ s ic ] ▁subst ance ," ▁L och te ▁told ▁the ▁media , ▁" I ▁have ▁never ▁attempted ▁to ▁gain ▁any ▁advantage ▁by ▁putting ▁anything ▁illegal ▁in ▁my ▁body ... I ▁may ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁sid eline ▁from ▁competition , ▁but ▁I ' ll ▁continue ▁to ▁train ▁every ▁day ... I ▁want ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁to ▁ear n ▁the ▁privile ge ▁to ▁sw im ▁for ▁my ▁country ▁in ▁my ▁fifth ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁ 2 0 2 0 ." ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁the ▁inf usion ,