Jean Catuffe/Getty ImagesSomeone should've told Ryan Lochte what happens to bleached hair in chlorine.
The Team USA swimmer, as well as teammate Jimmy Feigen, bleached their hair prior to heading to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, but it seems their hairstylist forgot to mention the crucial fact that the chlorine would dye their hair green! Lochte, who won a gold medal alongside Michael Phelps in the 4x200m relay race, showed how much his hair had transformed since arriving in Rio while posing with their new medals.
Even by following the photos on his Instagram, Lochte inadvertently has shown the subtle transition from platinum blonde to a pale shade of green. While it might not be as green as The Joker, Lochte's locks are becoming a look in their own right. When he first decided to change the hue of his hair, Lochte seemed eager to show it off.
"New look.... Here We Go #Rio #2016 thanks @jennjonesatl #turnup #lightblue," he captioned the Instagram picture.
But now that he's won more gold medals, perhaps he'll view his hair as a lucky charm—and continue to do so should he choose to return to the Olympic games in the future. Whether he was doing it for team spirit or to woo the women, we can't say, but we did know that going into the games he was hoping to find someone special!
"I've been matching up with a bunch of gorgeous women who are smart, they have professional jobs and everything," he told Cosmopolitan. "I'm like, ‘Wow, this is perfect.' So I've been on Tinder lately. So far I haven't had any dates or anything. I've just been talking with a couple [women]."