If he were to commit suicide would he drown himself?
No, because a 23 gold medal Olympic Champion would almost certainly not kill himself. Him saying he thought about it is a huge joke and he almost certainly didn’t have a plan.
I can just see him sitting wearing his 23 gold medals and the rest of his silver and bronzes with his head in his hands saying I think I’m gonna kill myself. I can’t even put into words how repugnant I think that is.