Let's Take A Moment To Talk About The Men's Olympic Swimsuits
Remember 2004? It was a dark time. The full-body swimsuit was very fashionable for the world's elite swimmers.
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Swim meet after swim meet, those beautiful swimmers' bodies were covered by that fancypants suit.
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And sure, it helped swimmers break a lot of records, but what about us, the extremely thirsty spectators?
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Thankfully, someone saw sense, and in 2010, FINA stepped in to ban suits. The new rules said men's swimwear could only go from the waist to the knee.
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So now in Rio...
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We get to see things like this...
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...And this.
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And we're all better for it.
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Because oooft...
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Covering up swimmers' bodies is a crime against thirst.
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They've worked hard to look this good.
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And they deserve a chance, once every four years, to show that off.
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And it's important for us, as devoted swimming fans, to appreciate all the abs.
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And let's not forget the backs.
So to whoever made the decision to ban the full-body suit...
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Thank you...
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Just...thank you.
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