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Olympic champion swimmer Ryan Lochte is diving into the world of reality television with a six-episode series debuting in April.

Olympics swimmer Ryan Lochte, who won five medals at this year's Olympic Games in London, is considering several offers to star in reality TV shows. "I cannot tell you the exact shows, but two different reality show concepts have been offered and one additional is being discussed," said his agent.

Michael Phelps spent the day thinking about all the things he's doing for the final time at the pool. It turns out that included one last win over Ryan Lochte.Phelps finally got a gold all his own at his final Olympics.

It's time for Round 2 of Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte. Their first showdown of the London Olympics went to Lochte in a runaway on the opening night of the swimming competition. This one figures to be a lot closer. The American stars compete against each other for the last time in the 200-meter individual medley on Thursday night. Lochte qualified fastest in 1 minute, 56.13 seconds. Phelps was 98-hundredths of a second back in third.

Here's what to watch for at the London Olympics on Monday: 1. SWIMMING: There are four finals, with Ryan Lochte going for a second gold in the men's 200 freestyle. The less successful Michael Phelps - a phrase many are unaccustomed to hearing - will also be in the pool elsewhere; 2. GYMNASTICS: The first gold medal will be awarded in the men's team final...

France earned an Olympic-sized upset in the 400 free relay Sunday, when 20-year-old Yannick Agnel chased down Ryan Lochte on the final lap to avenge the Americans' 2008 victory... The win is France's first in the history of the event. Not only that -- it's France's first relay victory of any kind, men or women, in the history of the Summer Olympics.

Here's what to watch for at the London Olympics on Sunday... SWIMMING: The United States, Australia and France go for gold in the final of the 4 x100m freestyle relay, a day after Michael Phelps was stunningly defeated by teammate Ryan Lochte... BASKETBALL: The U.S. men's team plays France (and NBA star Tony Parker).

Ryan Lochte turned his much-anticipated duel with Michael Phelps into a blowout, pulling away to win the Olympic 400-meter individual medley by more than 3 seconds Saturday night. Even more stunning: Phelps didn't even win a medal.