WATCH: Team USA Swimmers Back in the U.S.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (WOLO) — Team USA swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger are back in the U.S. from Rio de Janeiro after their robbery claim scandal.

The pair boarded a plane late Thursday night, after spending the past day testifying about claims they, along with teammates Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen, were robbed at gunpoint after a late night of partying in Rio.

Brazilian police say this robbery never happened.

Officials say gas station surveillance video shows at least one of the swimmers breaking down a bathroom door at a gas station and getting questioned by armed guards.  The video shows the swimmers paying for the damage and leaving the gas station.

One of those swimmers, Jimmy Feigen has agreed to pay nearly $11,000 dollars to a Brazilian charity so that he can leave Rio de Janeiro and avoid prosecution.  Feigen left a police station early Friday morning, after being questioned by Brazilian authorities for nearly four hours.

The United States Olympic Committee is apologizing for what it’s calling the “distracting ordeal” involving the swimmers.

They released the following statement Thursday night:

“Two U.S. Olympic swimmers (Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger) have given statements to local authorities today regarding the incident first reported on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Their passports have been released and they recently departed Rio.

After providing a statement earlier in the week, a third (James Feigen) provided a revised statement this evening with the hope of securing the release of his passport as soon as possible.

Working in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate in Rio, we have coordinated the athletes’ cooperation with local authorities and ensured their safety throughout the process, but we have not seen the full statements provided by Bentz and Conger.

However, we understand that they describe the events that many have seen on surveillance video made publicly available today. As we understand it, the four athletes (Bentz, Conger, Feigen and Ryan Lochte) left France House early in the morning of August 14 in a taxi headed to the Olympic Village. They stopped at a gas station to use the restroom, where one of the athletes committed an act of vandalism. An argument ensued between the athletes and two armed gas station security staff, who displayed their weapons, ordered the athletes from their vehicle and demanded the athletes provide a monetary payment. Once the security officials received money from the athletes, the athletes were allowed to leave.

The behavior of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it represent the values of Team USA or the conduct of the vast majority of its members. We will further review the matter, and any potential consequences for the athletes, when we return to the United States.

On behalf of the United States Olympic Committee, we apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence.

With three days remaining in the Olympic Games, our primary focus will remain on supporting the athletes who are still competing and celebrating the achievements of those who have finished.”