Ryan Lochte is engaged to Molly Gillihan while he says his divorce from Kayla Rae Reid isn’t fully finalized. In an Instagram Story on Monday, June 22, the 41-year-old said the judge has not signed off yet, even though the couple reached an agreement—then aske
Ryan Lochte didn’t wait for the internet to decide what his next chapter should look like. On Monday. June 22. the 41-year-old Olympian took to his Instagram Story to address what he called a timing problem—one that has him publicly engaged to Molly Gillihan while his divorce from estranged wife Kayla Rae Reid is still pending.
“Correction: Apparently I’m not allowed to say I’m divorced until every signature is in place,” Lochte wrote. “So, while we’ve reached an agreement, the judge hasn’t officially signed off yet. My mistake for thinking the hard part was over.”
He shared the post with a Christian song, “Trust in God” by Elevation Worship playing in the background, and asked for prayers as he and Gillihan move forward.
“Molly and I are realizing this may just be the beginning of a very tough and exhausting road,” he said. “Prayers appreciated while we navigate this new reality. It seems someone wants to make sure this chapter isn’t quite done with me yet.”
Lochte and Reid share three kids. and the divorce is tied to their long-ago separation storyline: Reid filed for divorce in 2025. and the couple split in June 2025 after seven years of marriage. Hours before Lochte’s latest update. Reid posted her own Instagram Story saying she is not divorced yet. but “I am close.” She also said she had blocked certain people over a year ago so she doesn’t see what “these said people” are doing. adding. “You guys just like to inform me unfortunately.”.
The engagement itself has already been public for a moment. News broke on Friday, June 19, that Lochte and Gillihan—37—were engaged after going public with their romance in July 2025. The proposal happened in Gainesville, Florida, at the same restaurant where they had their first date. Lochte arranged rose petals from the entrance leading to their table.
Gillihan shared her own engagement statement on Sunday, June 21. “Since the world knows – yes, I am going to marry @ryanlochte. ❤️ The truth is. words could never fully express how deeply. disgustingly obsessed and in love with this man I am. ” she wrote via Instagram. She added that he became “my safe place. ” “my greatest supporter. ” “my best friend. ” and “the love of my life. ” signing off with devotion and a promise of the “rest of my days.”.
In a separate Instagram post. Lochte also shared a video of the proposal and thanked Gillihan for what he described as bringing him “back to life.” “When I felt lost. when I didn’t recognize the person staring back at me in the mirror. you never stopped believing in me. ” he wrote. He said she helped him “find myself again. ” and that she “came into my life when I needed you most. ” showing him “what real love. support and happiness look like.”.
What Lochte keeps returning to in his latest posts is the same tension at the center of the story: the engagement is real, the relationship has moved forward, but he says the legal chapter with Reid isn’t fully closed yet—because the judge hasn’t officially signed off.
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