There's McDonald's and you don't have to pay for it" - Ryan Lochte on hilarious dinning room experience with Michael Phelps during Olympic debut

In a lighthearted reflection on his Olympic debut, Ryan Lochte recalled a hilarious dining hall experience with Michael Phelps. While the legendary swimmer Phelps made his Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games, Lochte competed in his first greatest multi-sport event at the 2004 Athens edition.

While Michael Phelps collected eight medals at the 2004 Games, Lochte bagged a gold and a silver medal in his debut appearance. Lochte is the fifth most decorated Olympic USA male swimmer with 10 medals, including six gold and three silver and bronze medals.

In a recent podcast on 'Shut Up! Tell Me More' with Pam Comiter, Lochte reflected on a hilarious moment from his Olympic debut experience when he discovered that McDonald's was available for free for the athletes at the dining hall.

Amazed by the unexpected perk, Lochte described it as "icing on the cake."

"We went to the dining hall, which every Olympics....which is the best thing," Lochte said. "When I was younger, I was like this is the coolest thing. Every dining hall they have like a...where every athlete comes and eat and they had like a 'All you can eats like McDonald's' thing.

"I was like...I was there with Phelps and I was like 'Hey Phelps, like there's McDonald's and you don't have to pay for it,' and he's like 'Yeah I know,' and I'm like 'What? This is the coolest day,' and I'm like 'So you are saying like if I have two big bags, two cheese burgers, I don't have to pay for it?' They are like 'No, it's free.'"

"That was like the icing on the cake. I was like this is freaking awesome," he added. (7:35 onwards)

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Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte have collectively bagged five medals in relay events at the Olympic Games for the USA

Ryan Lochte, Townley Haas and Michael Phelps of the USA bite their Gold medals at the medal ceremony of the Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo via Getty Images)

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte together have bagged five Olympic medals in relay events in their careers, all being in the freestyle event.

The American team, including the legendary swimmer and four-time Olympian, secured gold medals in the 4x200m freestyle event for four consecutive times at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio Games.

Moreover, the duo also bagged a silver medal with the squad in the 4x100m freestyle relay event at the 2012 London Games after clocking 3:10.38 to finish behind the French team.