Cap-catching lifeguard steals the swimming show at Paris Olympics
They say in sports to expect the unexpected.
But really, who could have expected a lifeguard in a bright, multi-colored, very small swimsuit to jump into the pool at La Défense Arena on Sunday in front of 15,000 people 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and be hailed as a hero.
When American swimmer Emma Weber lost one of her swim caps in the pool, someone needed to fish it out. And it was up to the aforementioned hero lifeguard to plunge into the pool in front of thousands of fans to do the retrieval.
To huge cheers from the crowd, the lifeguard dove into the pool and picked up the cap at the bottom. After a quick swim to the edge of the pool, he pulled himself out 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and allowed himself a wave to his new flock of adoring fans.
바카라 게임 웹사이트This situation is common at swimming competitions,바카라 게임 웹사이트 a Paris 2024 spokesperson told CNN. 바카라 게임 웹사이트As the lifeguards are the only people wearing swimwear, apart from the athletes, a request may be made to fetch an item at the bottom of the pool prior to the next race. In this case, the request was made to the lifeguard closest to the item.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The lifeguard declined to allow his name to be reported, the spokesperson said, in order to keep his attention on his duties for the rest of the competition.
Deemed 바카라 게임 웹사이트Bob the Cap Catcher바카라 게임 웹사이트 by NBC바카라 게임 웹사이트s commentary crew, it was a moment of levity at one of the most pressure-packed venues at these Games. The atmosphere at La Défense Arena has been intense for the last two days of competitions, with many of the competitors remarking on the volume of cheers from the Paris crowd.
It바카라 게임 웹사이트s one of the great questions of every Olympics: What would it look like if the average human were to be in the same competition as these incredible athletes?
For a brief moment on Sunday, we had a look of what that might be like. And it was glorious.