Ryan Lochte doesn’t think Michael Phelps will retire and will return for the 2016 Games in Rio. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Ryan Lochte thinks his rival Michael Phelps will come back to swimming and compete in Rio, reports The Telegraph.

Phelps officially announced his retirement at the end of the London Games and has remained steadfast about the decision when asked. The 27-year-old swimmer became the most decorated Olympian of all-time with 22 total medals (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze).

But at the World Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Lochte told reporters he thought Phelps would come back for the 2016 Games:

Prince Harry raced Ryan Lochte at a Vegas pool party, according to reports. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Swimmer Ryan Lochte and Prince Harry brought the Olympic spirit with them to a Las Vegas pool party at 3 a.m. Monday, reports the New York Daily News. 

The pair raced at XS nightclub’s Encore Pool Party, according to reports. But there is conflicting information about who won the race.

The Mirror reports that Harry won with some help from a friend who held Lochte’s legs. The Daily Beast says Lochte won even though the prince had a three-second head start. The website also reports the party was in honor of Lochte’s 28th birthday, which was Aug. 3, during the Olympics.

Harry had previously raced Usain Bolt in a 100-meter sprint.

We’re not sure what’s more newsworthy about this Access Hollywood interview with U.S. swimming star Ryan Lochte on the set of The CW’s 90210: the first glimpse of Lochte’s scenes from his Oct. 29 appearance on the show or his admission that he would consider being The Bachelor.

Lochte filmed several lines of dialogue for his 90210 cameo, and it would be irresponsible not to note that he delivered all of them shirtless. The most significant from a sports perspective: Pointing to a rope ladder, Lochte emotes, “I would love to race Phelps on that.”

Moving on, Lochte said that he has not yet heard from Bachelor producers. But asked if he would consider an offer to appear on the show, he replied, “I’d think about it and I definitely would [consider it]. Before, I was training so much that I didn’t have time for a girlfriend, ’cause I wanted to give that perfect someone my heart. Now that the Olympics are over, I definitely want to settle down.”

Without further ado, full video from Access Hollywood below:

Ryan Lochte could be appearing in a reality television show soon. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte has multiple offers to star in a reality show as he gets ready to leave the Games in London and move to Los Angeles, according to a report on Wednesday from the HollywoodReporter.com citing his agent, Erika Wright:

“I cannot tell you the exact shows, but two different reality show concepts have been offered and one additional is being discussed,” Wright writes in an e-mail, adding that American talk shows are angling to book Lochte as a guest when he returns to the states.

Wright also revealed that he has other television offers as well as an opportunity to create his own fashion line. His agent also confirmed that he has been asked by actor Will Ferrell to star in a skit for Ferrell’s comedy site FunnyOrDie.com.

Lochte also reportedly said he would consider appearing as a contestant on the television show Dancing with the Stars, going so far as to suggest that Michael Phelps should also join the competition.

Lochte won gold at the London Olympics for the 400 meter individual medley and the 4×200 meter freestyle relay.

Ryan Lochte has admitted to urinating in the Olympic warm-up pool. (Ezra Shaw, Getty Images)

File this away in the “Too much information” file. AP sports writer Rob Harris reports that American swimmer Ryan Lochte, who won five medals at the London Olympics, has been using the Olympic pools for more than just swimming.

Don’t worry – you weren’t watching him urinate on television. But as he told Ryan Seacrest …

“I sure did in warm-up.”

“I think there’s just something about getting into chlorine water that you just automatically go.”

Let the speculation begin as to what kind of endorsement deals this could spring.

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are the two most popular Olympians on Facebook, but it’s James and Michael Phelps who are the most mentioned Olympians on the internet. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

LeBron James has been the must buzzed about Olympic athlete so far during the London Olympics, with more than 78,000 mentions across all major social media sites, according to a report from Sam Laird of Mashable.com.

Citing data from Radian6.com, which monitors social media trends and engagement, James has been the most mentioned Olympian of the past 30 days based on statistics collected from Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, blogs, online news sites and 150 million other sites.

Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt are the second and third most “buzzed” Olympians, respectively. Oscar Pistorius, the first double-amputee Olympian, is the fifth most mentioned Olympian online, right behind Ryan Lochte.

The Olympian with the most friends on Facebook is Kobe Bryant, who, as of Sunday evening, had over 13.5 million fans. LeBron James was second with 11.9 million while Roger Federer was third with 11.2 million.

Michael Phelps took to Twitter to congratulate fellow U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte on his gold-medal winning 400-meter individual medley.

Congrats to @ryanlochte … Way to keep that title in the country where it belongs!!

— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) July 28, 2012

Lochte responded later and thanked Phelps for providing help along the way.

Thanks @MichaelPhelps I couldn’t do it with out you. #USA

— Ryan Lochte (@ryanlochte) July 28, 2012

The Phelps-Lochte matchup was one of the most anticipated showdowns of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but Lochte turned it into a blowout quickly. He won the 400-meter individual medley in 4:05.18. Phelps, on the other hand, didn’t even win a medal and finished fourth. It was the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games, when the 15-year-old Phelps qualified in just one event, didn’t win a medal in an event.

“This is my year,” Lochte said afterward, sporting diamond-studded grillz in his mouth for the victory ceremony. “I know it and I feel it, because I’ve put in hard work. I’ve trained my butt off for four years … and there’s no better way to start this Olympics off than getting gold.”