Revealed: Why athletes have to wear such tiny Speedos to compete in the Olympics (according to pro Tom Daley!) after swimmers set hearts racing in Paris with skintight trunks

Swimmers and divers taking part in the Olympics have been wowing fans, not just with their athletic prowess, but for their eye-popping physiques that are shown off to full effect in the very tiniest swimwear.

Since the start of the games in Paris, thousands of comments on social media have piled up, expressing their admiration for the scantily clad swimmers, particularly 22-year-old French diver Jules Bouyer. 

But Tom Daley has revealed that there is a very practical reason that swimmers appear in next to nothing trunks at the Olympics, and it isn't for physique enhancing purposes. 

During an interview in 2016, Tom Daley revealed why it really is that swimmers must stick to the tiny uniform.

'They have to be small because everything has to stay in place,' he told Graham Norton during his show, explaining that it's all for practical purposes.

'If you're spinning around the last thing, you want to do is have something come out of place! And when you hit the water you don't want things flapping about because it would hurt,' he added.

Earlier today, Tom Daley's former diving partner, Blake Aldridge, defended the ogling of male athletes at the Olympics, saying they're 'going to be looked at whatever they wear'. 

Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, the 42-year-old clashed with actor Douglas Robson who insisted athletes 'shouldn't be sexualised'.

'I think, if you're in the public eye, and you're wearing something like this.... they're going to get looked at whatever they're wearing,' revealing a tiny pair of Team GB swimming trunks. 

Douglas argued that buff athletes being sexualised would filter down into society's beauty standard.

However, Blake stood his ground, insisting that the Olympics is a place for all sizes.

'This is the beauty of the Olympics, there's all shapes and sizes and they've all found their little niche that makes them amazing at what they do, whether they're big, small, fat, thin, whatever it is.

'And they're going to get looked at whatever they're wearing,' he insisted.

A number of athletes, particularly swimmers who tend to arrive kitted out in just a tiny pair of trunks to compete, have been hotly admired for their appearances at the Paris Olympics.

French diver, Jules Bouyer, 22, sent fans into a frenzy while competing in Paris with many going wild for his cheeky smile, slick abs and his now viral, 'famous bulge'.

The swimmer - who finished fifth in the final of the men's synchronized 3m springboard event on Friday - has become so popular because of his 'bulge', that he has been offered a lifetime supply of undergarments from the company, Shinesty.

According to TMZ Sports, officials at Shinesty are ready to hand Bouyer a lifetime supply of their undies.

The American company are famous for offering 'Ball Hammock Pouch Underwear' that's designed to provide extra support for male genitals.

The company's rep is reported to have said: 'When we saw what Olympic diver Jules Bouyer was packing in his South of France, it didn’t matter that we were an American company.

'We wanted to give it a gold medal and protect that front truck of his for many Olympics to come.'

Team GB's Jack Laugher, has also set hearts soaring after he revealed that he was funding his Olympic dream on steamy pictures with the swimmer showing off his sleek body on OnlyFans.

This years' games has also branded a number of male athletes heartthrobs with Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon, 23, and Swedish Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, setting pulses high with their incredible physiques.

Thomas Ceccon - who won gold in the 100m backstroke and bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay - gave viewers butterflies when he showed off his muscles.

As he joined his Italy teammates to collect their bronze medals, the world record holder lifted his arms above his head and inadvertently revealed his abs.

The image of Ceccon's half-bare chest went viral, with the 23-year-old now a heart throb among many Olympics fans. Compilations of the swimmer have been created and posted across social media.