Mystery Man Goes Viral After Dive Into Pool to Retrieve Lost Cap

Mystery Man Goes Viral After Dive Into Pool to Retrieve Lost Cap
The crowd cheers for a man who retrieved Emma Weber’s (USA) swim cap from the pool during the women’s 100-meter breaststroke preliminary heats during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France, on Jul 28, 2024. Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
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PARIS—Whistles, and catcalls rang out at La Defense Arena between races in the women’s 100m breaststroke heats when a middle-aged man in multi-coloured swimming trunks made his way to the pool, but seconds later he went on to become the toast of the Games.

American swimmer Emma Weber had lost her cap in the fourth heat on Sunday and before the fifth heat got underway, a lifeguard was called upon to retrieve the cap from the bottom of the pool.