Ryan Lochte is speaking out after wife Kayla Rae Reid ‘s announcement that she has filed for divorce.

On Wednesday (June 4), Kayla posted to her own Instagram account announcing that she had filed for divorce from Ryan . According to court records obtained by PEOPLE , she had filed for divorce on March 26.

In her statement , Kayla said she had been “hesitant” to share the news of their divorce and that the decision had been one of the “hardest” she’s had to make. On the same day, the 40-year-old Olympian posted a statement about the divorce to his own Instagram account.

In his statement, Ryan said that he was “grateful” for the life and three children they shared and that he feels divorce is the best option for himself and Kayla . His statement reads, “This past

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