An Olympic swimmer from the Netherlands by the name of Arno Kamminga has garnered a lot of attention online, not for his performance, but rather for what he was wearing.
That is to say, the 28-year-old Dutch swimmer has become an overnight sensation after the camera caught a view of him exiting the pool, while wearing the flesh-colored Netherlands swimming team bottoms, which made it seem as if he had barely anything on.
Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga has garnered global attention for his unique Olympic swimsuit, with the bathers appearing almost flesh-coloured when he exited the pool.
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In what has been perceived as an optical illusion, the internet went wild over what they thought they witnessed at the Olympics in Paris.
One person took to social media to ask the question on everyone's mind, "IN PUBLIC? IS THIS LEGAL?"
"Definitely watching for the sport," another sarcastically wrote on X.
Ultimately, Kamminga finished in sixth place in the men's 100m breaststroke final with a time of 59.32 seconds, trailing Great Britain's two-time defending gold medal winner Adam Peaty and Team USA's Nic Fink, who both tied for silver (59.05), while Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi won gold (59.03).
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For those who want another look at Kamminga, he will have one more chance at a medal, as he is also set to compete in the men's 200m breaststroke.
In regards to his upcoming race, Kamminga also made headlines earlier for what he said about his opponent Qin Haiyang, who is one of the 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs back during the Tokyo Games.
Notably, Kamminga won two silver medals at the 2021 Olympics (100m and 200m breaststroke), and has been outspoken about his competitors possibly having an unfair advantage.
To point out, in all three breaststroke events at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships (50m/100m/200m) Qin took home gold, as the 25-year-old Chinese swimmer also became the current world record holder in the 200m breaststroke.
Kamminga spoke about the positive tests, which were revealed in April of this year, during an interview with Reuters.
"Everyone is questioning it, so it's a lose-lose situation for everyone, for swimming lovers but also for the Chinese swimmers themselves. I think it's hard to judge or say anything without knowing everything,"
"Whether they're positive or not, I don't know. I can't say anything about it. I hope I can trust WADA that the conclusion was right... I'm just disappointed in the way it was handled."
As the two swimmers have an upcoming 200m race vs. each other, Kamminga said he wasn't sure if he would shake Qin's hand if the Chinese swimmer were to beat him for a gold medal.
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