Swimmers and divers participating in the Olympic Games have dazzled fans not only with their athletic prowess but also with their impressive physiques that are on full display in the skimpiest of swimsuits.
Since the start of the Games in Paris, thousands of comments have piled up on social media expressing admiration for the scantily clad swimmers, in particular 22-year-old French diver Jules Bouyer.
But Tom Daley has revealed there’s a very practical reason swimmers are turning up in nearly naked swimsuits at the Olympics – and it’s not to enhance their physique.
During an interview in 2016, Tom Daley revealed why swimmers should actually wear the tiny uniform.
“They have to be small because everything has to stay in place,” she told Graham Norton on his show, explaining that it was all for practical reasons.
Tom Daley photographed at the Paris Olympics in a tiny swimsuit
Jules Bouyer pictured during the men’s trampoline preliminary event in Rome in 2022
“If you’re spinning around, the last thing you want is for anything to move out of place. And when you hit the water, you don’t want anything to move because it would hurt,” he added.
Earlier today, Tom Daley’s former diving partner Blake Aldridge defended leering at male athletes at the Olympics, saying “they’re going to get stared at regardless of what they’re wearing.”
Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, the 42-year-old took on actor Douglas Robson, who insisted athletes “should not be sexualised”.
“I think if you’re in the public eye and you’re wearing something like that… people will notice what you’re wearing,” revealed a skimpy Team GB swimsuit.
Douglas argued that the sexualization of muscular athletes would filter into society’s beauty standards.
However, Blake stood firm and insisted that the Olympics are a place for people of all sizes.
‘That’s the beauty of the Olympics, there are people of all shapes and sizes and everyone has found their little niche that makes them amazing at what they do, whether they’re big, small, fat, skinny, whatever.
“And they will look at them regardless of what they are wearing,” he insisted.
Jack Laugher of Team GB after diving in the men’s 3m springboard final at the Paris Aquatics Centre
The 23-year-old (second from left) inadvertently revealed his abs after taking the podium.
Many athletes, particularly swimmers who often arrive at the competition wearing only a tiny pair of underwear, have been fervently admired for their performances at the Paris Olympics.
French high jumper Jules Bouyer, 22, sent fans into a frenzy as he competed in Paris, with many going wild for his cheeky smile, six-pack abs and now-viral “famous bulge.”
The swimmer, who finished fifth in the final of the men’s 3m synchronised springboard event on Friday, has become so popular due to his “bulge” that company Shinesty has offered him a lifetime supply of underwear.
According TMZ SportsShinesty officials are set to provide Bouyer with a lifetime supply of underwear.
The American company is famous for offering “Ball Hammock Pouch” type underwear, designed to provide additional support to the male genitals.
The company representative is reported to have said: ‘When we saw what Olympic diver Jules Bouyer was carrying in his suitcase from the south of France, we didn’t care that we were an American company.
Italian swimming star Thomas Ceccon has lit up social media during the Olympic Games
French high jumper Jules Bouyer (left) has attracted a lot of attention among Olympic fans.
“We wanted to give him a gold medal and protect that front truck of his for many Olympic Games to come.”
Team GB’s Jack Laugher has also warmed hearts after revealing he was funding his Olympic dream in steamy photos of the swimmer showing off his trim bod on OnlyFans.
This year’s Games have also marked several male athletes such as 23-year-old Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, who set pulses racing with their incredible physiques.
Thomas Ceccon, who won gold in the 100-metre backstroke and bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, thrilled spectators as he flexed his muscles.
As he joined his Italian teammates to collect their bronze medals, the world record holder raised his arms above his head and inadvertently revealed his abs.
The image of Ceccon’s half-naked chest went viral and the 23-year-old has become an idol among many Olympic fans. Compilations of the swimmer have been created and posted on social media.