A fired-up swimming fan has bizarrely suggested pool queen Ariarne Titmus gained an unfair advantage over her rivals at the Olympics – by painting her fingernails yellow.
Australia’s champion swimmer has already won gold in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay and the 400m freestyle, as well as narrowly missing out on another victory in the 200m freestyle which was snatched from her by teammate Mollie O’Callaghan.
Titmus now has four Olympic golds to her name overall, but that did not stop one swimming fan to claim her nails were the difference between her success and failure.
The fan asked: ‘How are fingernails like this allowed? I’ve seen how close the races have been.’
Next to his odd question was an image of Aussie star Titmus and her snazzy nails, which have been impossible to miss at the La Defense Arena in Paris.
The responses were mixed, with one sports fan agreeing Titmus has been given preferential treatment.
‘They [fingernails] work like paddles and give her an unfair advantage,’ argued one fan.
Another posted: ‘I like it…..gold [coloured] to match her medals.’
