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Olympics Viewers Go Wild Over Dutch Swimmer’s Bathers

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.

While Kamminga may not have won gold, the 28-year-old became an overnight sensation after his bathers gave the optical illusion of nudity. 

One person described the bathers as “quite something”, while another commented that “some of these togs leave little to the imagination”.

“IN PUBLIC? IS THIS LEGAL?” said one especially shocked commenter, while another joked the swimmer “wore the inner lining by mistake?”

Fashion is at the forefront of pool discussion at the Paris games, with an Olympic lifeguard stealing the show when he retrieved a lost item in the pool wearing funky bathers.