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This photo has nothing to do with the body image debate

25 Jul 10:40am

Filed under: Body Image, Leisel Jones, London Olympics, Media, Olympics, Swimming

Swimming champ Leisel Jones has caused a bit of a stir on the pool deck in London overnight simply by turning up and stripping off to her Speedos.

She can still swim faster than most people on the planet. Picture: Alex Coppel

There’s no skirting around the issue. To the untrained eye she doesn’t look like a typical elite athlete. Oh, man, we’re in tricky territory here.

Jones’s coach has defended her against suggestions she’s treating London 2012 as a holiday/farewell tour, saying she is there to do her best, but only describing her condition as “pretty good.”

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jaracal says:

09:07am | 28/07/12

sad sad reality sure lives up to his name,he probably leads a very miserable sad sad life and gets his kicks by spewing out nasty comments.Go get a life i say. Read more »
Michelle says:

07:36pm | 27/07/12

To all the people talking about “my tax dollars” needing to translate to victories from elite athletes. Leisel is already a multiple Olympic gold medallist. The tax dollars have produced the ultimate return already. She was the best in the world at the Olympics four years ago. It is not… Read more »

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