Ryan Lochte couldn’t fully celebrate his 29th birthday on Aug. 3, what with the 100-meter butterfly final to swim at the World Championships, but he made sure to party belatedly since returning to the U.S.
First, he made appearances in Connecticut.
But it really got going this week in Las Vegas, where Lochte a) challenged Shaquille O’Neal to a swimming contest (something Michael Phelps has done) and b) took a bite out of one of the coolest birthday cakes you’ll see.
The cake was well dressed, of course, and included a hashtag and Lochte’s Twitter handle. The adorning medal looked similar to those of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.