Olympic swimmer whose trunks left viewers in disbelief reacts to going viral

An Olympian who garnered global recognition over to his choice of swimming attire has finally revealed how he feels about his newly-found stardom.

French diver Jules Bouyer, 22, made his Olympic final debut earlier this week in the Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard.

He and teammate Alexis Jandard, 27, placed fifth in the competition with a score of 369.3 whilst Team GB duo Anthony Harding, 24, and Jack Laugher, 29, snatched bronze after clocking 438.15 points.

But it appeared that fans were more enamoured by his physique.

Since appearing at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, social media has been flooded with images of the springboard diver sporting a pair of red, white and blue budgy smugglers.

After becoming an unlikely internet sensation, Bouyer has spoken out - and he believes the attention is all in good jest.

“If some people find it amusing to look at my pants, that's their problem. It amused me," the sportsman told Reuters on 2 August.

"That said, we mustn't forget that it can take the athlete out of his bubble and that it can hurt.

"That wasn't the case for me. It was rather fun. I prefer people to look at my dives rather than my briefs, but there's nothing to worry about.”

Interestingly Bouyer’s body isn’t the only one making the headlines as 28-year-old swimmer Arno Kamminga has also caused a social media stir.

Last month, he was gearing up to face Team GB’s Adam Peaty and Italian swimmer Nicolò Martinenghi in the Men’s 100 meter breaststroke final.

However, the Dutchman left sports fans shocked when he touched down at the pool at the Paris Olympics wearing a pair of unique swimming jammers.

The specific shorts are often worn by competitive male swimmers to allow them more coverage and to minimise water resistance.

The swimwear Kamminga had opted to compete in was predominantly white with orange and grey dots scattered across the material in a bizarre spiral pattern.

However, when wet, the colourway created a nude optical illusion and it looked as if he was wearing some extremely tight trunks.

Another athlete who has seemingly had trouble with his tackle is French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati.

On 3 August, he cleared 5.40 and 5.60 meter bars and was due to glide over the 5.70 bar with ease.

However, on his third attempt, his penis made direct contact with the pole, forcing it to collapse on top of him.

Like Bouyer and Kamminga, footage of Ammirati’s failed pole vaulting attempt also spread like wildfire across X.

He later told the French Athletics Federation that he was ‘disappointed’ that his Olympic journey had ended so soon.

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