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Olivier Poirier-Leroy
South African swimmer and YouTuber Calvyn Justus put together a funny video exemplifying some of the more common things that swimmers do that could be classified as, well, annoying.
We all know the types…
And so on.
Justus represented his home nation at the 2014 Commonwealth Games last summer in Glasgow, Scotland, where he won a bronze and silver medal as part of S.A.’s 4×100 and 4×200 freestyle relay teams.
Recognize any of the swimmers in the video below?
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Olivier Poirier-Leroy Olivier Poirier-Leroy is the founder of YourSwimLog.com. He is an author, former national level swimmer, two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and swim coach.
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