People are all making the same joke as flags are raised after US swimmer Bob Finke secures silver in 800m freestyle
After the men swore the 800-meter freestyle, three flags were raised, at which people made jokes about Catholics in the northeastern United States.
In this event an Irishman won gold, an American silver and an Italian bronze.
When the three flags were raised, references were made to films and to the northeast of the country.
“Average Catholic school on the east coast,” someone wrote on Twitter.
References were also made to films such as ‘The Departed’, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Brooklyn’.
These three flags sparked a series of tweets about Catholics in the northeastern United States
It came after Daniel Wiffen became the first Irishman to win gold in swimming at the Olympic Games
Daniel Wiffen won the 800-meter freestyle at the Olympic Games, setting an Olympic record.
Wiffen, from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, became the first Irish male swimmer to ever win a medal at the Olympic Games.
Not only did he win a medal, he also stood on the podium when Amhran na bhFiann, the Irish national anthem, was played for the first time in a men’s swimming event.
The silver medal went to Bobby Finke, who won gold in the 800 meter freestyle at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The bronze went to Gregorio Paltrinieri, who took silver behind Finke in Tokyo three years ago.