“They have to be small because everything has to stay in place.”
That’s Tom Daley talking to Graham Norton back in May, when prodded as to why his swim briefs leaned towards the nonexistent side of the spectrum.
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“If you’re spinning around the last thing you want to do is have something come out of place! And when you hit the water, you don’t want things flapping about because it would hurt.”
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Well, once again Adidas and Stella McCartney have paired up to design Team GB’s kit for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, a city known for its own fervent embrace of all things Speedo.
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“Things become very real the moment your bag is packed for competition,” Daley says. “It was a huge honor to work with Adidas and Stella McCartney during the design process, and I can’t wait to wear the final kit in Rio as part of Team GB.”
Below, Daley and Team GB divers Jack Laugher, Freddie Bevis, Daniel Goodfellow and Chris Mears show off their skimpy new suits on Instagram:
Tom Daley
Freddy Bevis
Daniel Goodfellow
Chris Mears
The team getting unexpectedly cozy:
Doughosier
Any pictures of Chris Mears are welcome!
Mkiel
really!!Americans are so prudish when it comes to speedos
ingyaom
FLAG-FAIL – Daniel Goodfellow, your flag is up-side-down. Did a foreigner shoot these pictures?
mrjay
@Doughosier: awesome last names but why hasn’t queerly post this yet? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E7L4V-CbdoQ&ebc=ANyPxKpUkTZqlWXnWkgtoPU7VfnN-vRuqT4LKNf39Z_aBVYCUpi_WyQnm-9J5FymwtToVzfFbaSa
martinbakman
Brits have some handsome divers.
Billy Budd
It is a known fact that the Speedo was God’s gift to gay men.
robho3
Oh no these are divers not go go boys