"You're not fat, you're an Olympian": a full swimmer from Palau has become an Internet star

We have good news – the concept of "athletic physique" will become much broader after the Tokyo Olympics. Now many overweight guys will be able to claim that they have the figure of an Olympic swimmer. And we should thank Sean Dingilius-Wallace, who represents the small island state of Palau at swimming competitions. Sean did not receive a medal, but became one of the most famous athletes of the Olympics.

The swimmer, who does not shine with a toned figure, defending the honor of the state of Palau, first attracted the attention of Spanish commentators, who during the broadcast of the 50-meter swim laughed delicately when they saw Sean. With a height of 184 centimeters, the swimmer weighs 93 kg, and in swimming competitions he became only the 67th out of 73 participants. Immediately after that, the audience paid attention to the swimmer with an unusual physique and a lively discussion began on the network.

Next to the wiry swimmers, Dingilius-Wallace looked comical and immediately resembled a bearded joke about the "prosecutor's son". But Sean got to the Olympics not through patronage, but quite deservedly. In his country, surrounded on all sides by the ocean, he set four records.

At the Olympics, the swimmer showed himself poorly, taking 67th place out of 73 in the overall standings. But his modest result can be compared in importance with "gold", because thanks to Sean, the whole world learned about the archipelago state in Micronesia, where there is not even its own currency and army.

Many viewers condemned the laughter of the Spanish commentators, considering it evil and inappropriate. Yes, Dingilius-Wallace does not look much like a classic muscular athlete and he weighs 93 kg, but at home he is a champion and he was considered the best candidate for the Tokyo Games. By the way, this is not Sean's first Olympics – in 2016, he represented Palau at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The French news agency AFP published a picture of Sean Dingilius-Wallace in the category "The best photo of the day" and provided him with a caption of this content:

And now think about it – Sean overcame 50 meters in 27.46 seconds. Will any of his critics be able to even come close to such a result?