This likely wasn’t the attention French diver Jules Bouyer was hoping to get while competing in his first Olympics.
The 22-year-old had the internet buzzing at the 2024 Paris Games when a snapshot of him in his diving swimwear went viral.
Many seemed distracted by his unmentionables under his white, red and blue swimsuit, instead of being focused on his aquatic skills during a recent meet.
French diver Jules Bouyer went viral at his first Olympics in Paris.X
French diver Jules Bouyer and his teammate Alexis Jandard at the 2024 Paris Olympics.X/@davidmackau
“Been crushing on Jules Bouyer since last year. Glad more people are appreciating this beautiful man now,” someone wrote on X.
“[I don’t give a f–k] about the olympics can someone just tell me when french diver Jules Bouyer is on tv,” another person posted.
“These days, apparently, it’s all about Jules Bouyer when it comes to the Olympics,” another added.
Bouyer is a model.
The French athlete, who is also interested in fashion, is signed with Ford Models in Paris — and he landed his first editorial shoot with Athletica Magazine.
Bouyer won both the Junior European and Junior World champion titles in 2021, before qualifying for his first Olympics in his homeland.
The Annecy native started his diving career at the age of 6 training at the Lyon Plongeon Club, which is his current club.
France’s Jules Bouyer competes in the Diving Men’s 3m Springboard Final during the LEN European Aquatics Championships, at the Serbian Institute of Sports and Sports Medicine in Belgrade, on June 22, 2024.AFP via Getty Images
France’s Jules Bouyer and Alexis Jandard compete in the Diving Men’s Synchronized 3m Springboard Final during the LEN European Aquatics Championships on June 23, 2024.AFP via Getty Images
Gold medallists France’s Jules Bouyer and Alexis Jandard pose for a photo after the Diving Men’s Synchronized 3m Springboard Victory Ceremony during the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, on June 23, 2024.AFP via Getty Images
Bouyer will dive alongside teammate Alexis Jandard in the final of the men’s synchronized 3m springboard final Friday.He will also compete in the individual 3m springboard event next week.