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He is an Olympic level swimmer with a dozen medals to his name.
But it seems that a children's inflatable waterslide proved to be too much for Ryan Lochte, as he and his wife Kayla revealed on Friday that he just underwent surgery to repair his meniscus after an accident involving the toy.
The athlete, 37, uploaded a selfie to his Instagram Stories from the hospital bed in which he was giving the thumbs up, underneath the caption which read, 'Surgery was a success!'
It seems that a children's inflatable waterslide proved too much for Ryan Lochte: He revealed Friday that he underwent surgery to repair his meniscus after an accident involving the toy
Kayla, 30, shared a similar picture to her feed, alongside a caption which stated, 'A legend of lessons… don’t race down an inflatable kids water slide folks!'
She tagged Ryan and included emoticons for an old man as well as a black heart, geolocating the post to the Orthopaedic Surgery Center outside of Gainesville, Florida.
The accident surely occurred while Ryan was playing with his two young children he shares with Kayla, son Caiden Zane, four, and daughter Liv Rae, two.
Thumbs up: The athlete uploaded a selfie to his Instagram from the hospital bed in which he
