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Topics: Olympics, World News, Sport
Lucy Devine
Topics: Olympics, World News, Sport
An Olympic diver has left viewers not knowing where to look after he was photographed poolside.
French diver Jules Bouyer is competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and will take to the springboard on Friday (2 August) for the men's synchronised final, as well as competing in the individual three-metre springboard event next week.
The athlete, 22, qualified for the Olympics earlier this year, after participating in the 2024 World Diving Championships in Doha, Qatar and finishing fifth.
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He has previously competed in the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, as well as the 2023 European Games, where he won silver in the three-metre springboard and bronze in the synchronised event.
This week, Bouyer has been training hard to prepare for his dives, but an image of him taken at the side of the pool has left people not knowing where to look.
It's kind of down to the angle of the photo, and the fact the divers are wearing tiny swimming shorts, but yeah... people have had a lot to say about it on social media.
The photo was originally posted by journalist David Mack, who wrote on X: "One academic topic in which i am extremely interested now is french diver jules bouyer. I find this subject very intellectually rewarding & intriguing. This subject is something I think many others would also enjoy studying."
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People were quick to respond, with one commenting: "Those Speedo’s are working overtime at this point."
While another said: "That suit is BARELY containing his massive Olympic medal."
And a third added: "The only reason I love the Olympics."
Meanwhile a fourth commented: "I just really hope his speedo is getting paid time and a half."
Have you ever wondered why divers get in the hot tub after every dive?
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It all comes down to injury prevention and looking after their muscles.
By simply showering or sitting in hot water, divers are helping to keep their muscles relaxed and loose between every dive.
This means that the risk of injuring yourself is massively reduced.
Another reason divers do it is to wash off the chlorine from their skin, which can irritate not only their skin, but their eyes too.
People watching at home were loving it, as one person tweeted: "One of my favourite things at the Summer Olympics is that jacuzzi the divers get to hang out in."
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"Found the Olympic sport I could excel in, non-synchronised sitting in a hot tub," a second penned.