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All the silver and bronze Olympic medals of American swimmer Ryan Lochte are up for auction, with the proceeds going to a charity for the benefit of children.
The 37-year-old swimmer has won 12 medals during four Olympics, including six gold he plans to keep for now.
"I'm not one to be sentimental about his medals," Lochte told the Associated Press.
"My medals just sit in the closet and raise dust. The memories I have are the most significant."
If you want the silver medals from London 2012 in which he won the 200m medley and freestyle relay, along with the bronze in the 200m backstroke, you will currently have to part with about $ 26,000.
The rest of the medals sell for between $ 12,000 and $ 14,000.
For anyone interested, the medals will be sold by Boston-based RR Auction, with bids up to July 21st.
Bobby Livingstone, vice president of RR Auction, said: "They are in perfect condition. They have beautiful films, obviously Ryan prefers collectors."
Ryan Lochte, one of the most accomplished American swimmers in history, is putting six of his 12 Olympic medals up for auction for charity.
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Lochte confirmed that he is not the direct seller.
"I gave them to a third party," he said.
"Everything we earn goes straight to charity."
Also for sale is an Olympic ring with 14ct white gold and a Breitling watch with black diamonds, which Lochte bought for himself after the London Games.
The charity he chooses is the Jorge Nation Foundation, an organization that raises money to send terminally ill children and their families on a dream trip to a destination of their choice.
Lochte said he has been working with the foundation for over 10 years.
When his agent is on its board of directors.
He is also considering selling some of his gold medals in the future, but said he wants to keep his first personal gold from the 200-meter backstroke in Beijing and another one for his father, Steve.
"These medals are very important to me, I worked for them," Lochta added, "but helping other people is more important to me."
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