Not for the first time in Paris, a male athlete has sent social media wild thanks to one image that fans couldn’t look away from.
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, the NY Post reports.
Many seemed distracted by his unmentionables under his white, red and blue swimsuit, instead of being focused on his aquatic skills following his latest event.
Jules and his teammate Alexis Jandard. X/@davidmackau
Jules went viral thanks to this image
“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,” a third 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 and Jandard during the LEN European Aquatics Championships in June. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)
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.
Bouyer will dive alongside teammate Alexis Jandard in the final of the men’s synchronised 3m springboard final Friday.
He will also compete in the individual 3m springboard event next week.
This article originally appeared on the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.
