Stroke Kings reality show - Still on, but Ryan is out

This article confirms what we've suspected for a while, that Ryan Lochte has dropped out of Stroke Kings, the reality show that will air on Universal Sports at some point. The show will now concentrate on Ed Moses and his quest to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.

It sounds like a really great show for any swimming fan. I'm going to watch it even though it's a little disappointing that Ryan is no longer involved.

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/london-calling-2012/201107/fish-out-water-returns-ed-moses-and-his-unlikely-comeback

Stroke Kings, originally conceived to co-star and standout American swimmer Ryan Lochte, was set to debut on Universal Sports in early July. Lochte has since bowed out, pushing the start date back and leaving Ed to anchor a show that, according to the show’s Facebook page, "delves into the rigorous training of Olympic swimmers who struggle to resist being consumed by the seductions of celebrity and overcome personal hurdles."

While he is not at liberty to disclose exactly who will be some of the other swimmers involved in the show, Ed has said that Stroke Kings will feature a host of international athletes that "will really open up the sport of swimming worldwide."

"The whole show started with how I wanted to do this comeback," Ed says. "I wanted people to see what kind of person I am and just show people that I’m no different, that I came up from the same roots that most people did that get into sports,"

Ed believes heightening the entertainment value of swimming is a step in the right direction of expanding the audience of -- and therefore the endorsement opportunities for -- swimmers. "That’s the goal of everything that I’m trying to do with Universal," he says.

Along with Stroke Kings, Ed says he has "several other shows" with swimmers and other athletes that he hopes to get up and running prior to the Olympics next summer.