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Topics: Olympics, Sport, World News
Rhiannon Ingle
Topics: Olympics, Sport, World News
Anyone who has been watching the Paris Olympics for even a second will, no doubt, know all about Jules Bouyer and the absolute social media frenzy surrounding him.
The 22-year-old French diver has pretty much become an overnight internet sensation after his swimming trunks caused quite the stir online.
Now, it all started when the athlete was competing in the Olympic final of the men’s synchronised 3m springboard with his diving partner, Alexis Jandard.
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Despite impressively placing fifth in the competition on 2 August with a score of 369.3 - it seems many viewers around the globe were more focused on something else entirely and took it upon themselves to share their thoughts on Jules' attire.
He could be seen sporting a pair of red, white and blue swimming trunks and the hype over Jules is clearly not dying down anytime soon.
In fact, Olympics fans have since made one request to 'censor' the diver due to his swimming trunks that left viewers well and truly stunned.
Taking to the internet, one fan teased: "Feels like they need to censor Jules Bouyer whenever he dives because..."
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And it's clear the unexpected attention hasn't gone a miss for Jules, who last week spoke about the impression reputation he's harboured for himself.
Speaking to Reuters, Jules explained: "If some people find it amusing to look at my pants, that's their problem. It amused me."
The sportsman added: "That said, we mustn't forget that it can take the athlete out of his bubble and that it can hurt.
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"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."
Reuters also reports that male divers wear 'tight, skimpy costumes' when competing to ensure their suits 'do not slip off' as well as to 'reduce the splash made' by entering the water as much as possible.
The official guidance for swimming costumes states that men's swimsuits 'shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, and for women shall not cover the neck or extend past the shoulders nor shall extend below the knee'.
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Talking of Olympic swimming shorts, one Dutch swimmer's trunks also left viewers in total disbelief at the unfortunate optical illusion they produced.
It all started when 28-year-old Arno Kamminga graced the pool donning a pair of trunks, which saw the thigh portion perfectly match his skin colour before the 100m breaststroke final in Paris.
The shorts were mostly white with the orange and grey triangles dotted across them to form a spiral pattern.
Due to the colour choice of the shorts and the dotted pattern, it almost appears as if Kamminga was wearing some pretty tight speedos.
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Kamminga's Dutch team-mate, Tessa Giele, could also be seen wearing the same pattern for her swimsuit as she lined up for the semi-finals of the women's 100m butterfly.
Unfortunately for Kamminga, he was unable to secure a gold medal and finished in sixth place as Nicolo Martinenghi, Adam Peaty and Nic Fink topped the leaderboard.
He finished with a time of 59.32 with Fink and Peaty scoring 59.05 while Martinenghi was 0.02 seconds ahead of the pair.