Ryan Lochte wants to turn the 2020 Olympics into a comeback story.

The embattled swimmer has returned from two suspensions and is ready for a fresh start after seeking treatment in October amid struggles with alcohol.

“I think it was getting to a point in my life where I needed a change,” the 34-year-old said, according to USA Today. “So, yes, I checked myself into rehab. I did the classes; I did everything.”

Lochte was barred from the sport for 10 months following an alcohol-related incident at the 2016 Olympics. He was suspended again for 14 months, a decision announced in June 2018, for an IV infusion.

Lochte, who is set to compete at the Phillips 66 National Championships this week, said the experience helped him gain perspective about what really matters.

“I have bigger and better things going on. And I’m glad that I went to rehab and got checked out just because it helped me out,” he said.

Though Lochte is locked in on his future, his priorities reside at home with his wife, Kayla Rae Reid, and their two children, son Caiden, 2, and daughter Liv, whom the couple welcomed in June.

“It helped put things in perspective in my life and what is really more important than going out to a bar and getting hammered or doing anything like that. I go home and get to play with my kids and kiss and hold my wife. And that to me is everything,” the 12-time Olympic medalist shared.

Lochte, who recently qualified for the US trials, is hopeful for a fifth shot at Olympic glory when the Games take place in Tokyo.

“I haven’t had fun since the 2012 Olympics so it’s been a long time where I can honestly say I’m stepping out on that pool deck with a big smile on my face, and I owe it all to my kids and my wife,” Lochte said. “They’ve been my backbone throughout this whole journey these past three years ago.”

Lochte married Reid last year.