After French diver sends Olympic fans wild with his skimpy swimwear, we reveal the athletes whose budgie smugglers have got them into a spot of bother
When Alexis Jandard posted a photo from behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics earlier this week, the French diver was probably just hoping for some words of encouragement from his loyal fans.
But instead, the 27-year-old Olympian inadvertently sparked a social media frenzy as sports fans fell head over heels for his diving partner Jules Bouyer and his rather tiny swimming trunks.
In the Instagram post, the 22-year-old can be seen giving the camera a thumbs up ahead of their synchronized jumping event.
One fan responded enthusiastically online: ‘This is the only reason I love the Olympics.’
Another added: ‘He’s a real Speedo.’
Pictured: Jules Bouyer (left) and Alexis Jandard (right) pose for a photo backstage at the Paris Olympics.
“Those Speedos are really working overtime now,” wrote a third.
Meanwhile, a fourth joked: ‘I really hope his Speedo gets paid 1.5 times as much.’
However, Jules isn’t the only Olympic athlete whose swimming trunks have caused a stir on social media.
Florent Manaudou, Jules and Alexis’ teammate, has also gained a large fan base online. Earlier this week, there was even a fan base that raved about his ‘divine body’.
Another added: ‘What a figure, a mullet and a moustache. Hmm.’
In 2018, Tom Daley revealed that he had made an annoying wardrobe malfunction three years earlier during the World Series.
He put it on his Youtube Channel: ‘I fell in the water and I forgot to pull up my swimming trunks. So I fell in the water and my swimming trunks were literally around my ankles.
‘And of course it’s live on the big screen, so my ass is sticking up on the screen. I was completely humiliated, but what can you do?
Pictured: Florent Manaudou France looks on during a training session on the third day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Pictured: Tom Daley at the Paris Olympics yesterday. The father of two has previously spoken about his wardrobe issue during the 2015 World Series
Pictured: American rower Henrik Rummel, who fans said was “thrilled” after receiving a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
‘There were a lot of bubbles, so no one saw much of it. From that moment on I tightened my swimming trunks extra tight!’
In addition, American rower Henrik Rummel made headlines in August 2012 for his very tight shorts.
The athlete, who was 24 at the time, attracted attention when he received a bronze medal at the ceremony in London.
Reddit users claimed that Henrik was “extremely excited” about the medal in a post that received more than 1,000 comments.
In a YouTube video titled “Giant Rowing Bulge!” Rummel can be seen looking down uncomfortably just after receiving the medal.
“He’s got a place to hang his medal,” one commentator joked.
Another said: ‘I can’t imagine a more inappropriate time and place to get an erection.’
American rower Henrik Rummel later appeared on the site to debunk claims that he had an erection in the photo
Rummel also posted this photo of himself holding a piece of paper with his Reddit username to show he was the now infamous rower
In an attempt to put an end to the social media frenzy, Henrik posted a message on the Reddit thread, writing, “This is me and I swear it’s not standing up! I don’t know why it ended up in that position but that’s the way it is.”
After the medal ceremony, Henrik’s moment was discussed on The Colbert Robert and The Daily Show in the US.
Speak with Cosmopolitan In 2016, Henrik explained: ‘I took it as a bit of a joke and thought it was hilarious, but my wife didn’t like it.
“She didn’t like that everyone was talking about that and not about the fact that I won a medal at the Olympics. And the same goes for my parents, they couldn’t ignore it at the time and I’m not happy that they had to go through that.”
Pictured: Olympic swimmers Arno Kamminga (left), Kenzo Simons (center) and Caspar James (right) Corbeau in training
Dutch Olympian Arno Kamminga (pictured) has also had fans on social media swooning over his physique
The Dutch team’s swimming trunks give the impression at certain angles that the fans are fighting naked
Meanwhile, fans of Dutch Olympian Arno Kamminga on social media are also raving about his physique.
Earlier this week, the swimmer competed in his team’s official shorts, which feature orange panels on the thighs.
If news.co.au Reportedly, this design made it look like Arno wasn’t wearing any swimming trunks at all, which led to a real hype on X.
One of them joked, “I definitely watch the sports.”
Another added: ‘Name????’
A third person joined in the conversation: ‘IN PUBLIC? IS THIS LEGAL?’