When swimsuits fight back

Posted: July 1st, 2009 | Filed under: Other Sports | 17 Comments »

OK, I feel bad for, really bad, for Flavia Zoccari, who had her swimsuit explode at the Mediterranean Games. Really I feel bad. No really. She was crying and embarrassed. I feel bad.

And I feel really mad at myself for laughing. Sorry. I can’t help it.

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17 Comments on “When swimsuits fight back”

  1. 1: TjMac said at 5:29 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    That does not look like a woman’s back.

  2. 2: Ty said at 5:53 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    She’ll sue the swimsuit maker to death, won’t she?

  3. 3: ceolaf said at 7:07 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    Actually, TjMac, it DOES look like a woman’s back. An incredibly buff woman, of course.

    Do you ever watching swimming during the Olympics?

  4. 4: Dark Side of the Mood said at 8:33 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    She shouldn’t have eaten that second power bar…

  5. 5: Sal Paradise said at 9:48 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    It could have been worse — at least it was just a tear in the back…

  6. 6: TjMac said at 9:56 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    No, ceolaf, thankfully I don’t.

  7. 7: Nate (CA) said at 9:57 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    Man, if only they had been somewhere where someone could have easily grabbed some sort of large cloth rag to cover her up so she didn’t have to use her hand…

  8. 8: Pete said at 10:22 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    Those new suits they use are shockingly tight, from what I’ve read. I guess they take forever to even put on. That’s got to be one of the most embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions of all time.

  9. 9: Hugh Jorgan said at 10:56 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    I’m not a fan of the swimsuits as they offer bouyancy(sp?) and less resistance to the water than human skin. Not sure where you draw the line on what is or is not an acceptable suit?

  10. 10: Decker said at 11:09 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    “That does not look like a woman’s back.”

    You don’t get muscles like that at a keyboard, tubby.

  11. 11: Richard Aronson said at 1:55 am on July 2nd, 2009:

    “That does not look like a woman’s back.”

    I went to college with Penny Dean, who would eventually set every major long distance swimming record (English Channel, Catalina Island). When she was training, her upper body made this woman look weak. So yes, that’s a top woman swimmer’s back.

    As for the embarassment of having her suit explode, she should spend some time playing water polo. Those women routinely expose a lot more than she did, and keep on playing. It’s *not* a friendly sport. Think rugby… with drowning.

  12. 12: William said at 6:19 am on July 2nd, 2009:

    With those bathing suits, not much is left to the imagination anyway, what’s the difference?

  13. 13: weaselbill said at 6:58 am on July 2nd, 2009:

    Olympic divers use Shamwows…both to towel themselves off and just in case something like this happens to them….

  14. 14: David Dubbert said at 7:22 am on July 2nd, 2009:

    now this suit will be controversial for a different reason…

    thanks for the funny post, Joe.

  15. 15: Buchholz Surfer said at 8:43 am on July 2nd, 2009:

    These suits are performance enhancers, and not natural. Now all our hallowed swimming records will be meaningless.

  16. 16: Vanessa said at 11:47 am on July 2nd, 2009:

    Compare that back to the men’s competitive swimmers. No comparison. When I grow up, I’d love to have a back like hers. If only this pesky day job didn’t get in the way.

  17. 17: pugs said at 12:17 am on July 3rd, 2009:

    When will the Olympics have a retro games and go back to the original uniforms?

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