American swimmer Ryan Lochte has revealed that he is looking for "the perfect girl" to settle down with.

The 28-year-old won five medals at the recently concluded London Olympics and is in Las Vegas for the weekend with his friends.

"I'm always looking for the perfect girl," he told People. "Now that I'm older, I'm looking to settle down a bit."

Lochte recently made a cameo appearance in American TV series 90210, but he insists that he is not giving up swimming for an acting career.

"My first thing is definitely swimming," he said. "I'm an athlete, but if I get the opportunity and people come to me about acting or anything, I'll be more than happy to do it as long as it doesn't interfere with my swimming."

Lochte has 11 Olympic medals in his career so far, five of which are gold.