Can you spot why some Olympics fans were CREEPED OUT by the finish to a women's swimming event at the Paris Games?

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  • Moment occurred successful women's 200m freestyle semifinal 
  • Fans watching astatine location remarked connected nan 'creepy' situation

By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:01 EDT, 29 July 2024 | Updated: 08:25 EDT, 29 July 2024

Swimming fans watching nan Paris Olympics were near shocked by an unfortunate schematic astatine nan extremity of nan women's 200m freestyle semifinal connected Monday.  

Team USA's Claire Weinstein won golden pinch a clip of 1:55.24 connected Sunday astatine nan Paris La Défense Arena up of Czech prima Barbora Seemanova and Canadian Mary-Sophie Harvey.

But for those watching connected TV, nan schematic showing nan bid successful which nan swimmers vanished revealed nan sanction of convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein. The 72-year-old erstwhile Hollywood mogul precocious had 1 2020 rape condemnation overturned successful New York, but prosecutors in California still want him extradited truthful that they whitethorn service different 16-year condemnation for raping a female astatine a Los Angeles movie show successful 2013. 


Sports journalist Debbie Spillane posted nan bizarre schematic to her X relationship connected Monday, writing: 'Creepy infinitesimal successful nan swimming astatine #Paris2024'.

But galore much were horrified that Team USA's Weinstein was being mentioned successful nan aforesaid activity arsenic nan Hollywood shaper who was famously taken down by nan 'Me Too' movement. 

A schematic showing nan consequence of 1 of nan women's 200m freestyle semifinals astatine nan Paris Games inadvertently showed nan sanction of convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein

Czech swimmer Barbora Seemanova (pictured) vanished 2nd successful nan arena - but nan names of 2 of her rivals had immoderate viewers scratching their heads erstwhile they appeared connected TV

Her followers were arsenic surprised.

'Good grief,' replied 1 user.

'Even nan first sanction fits into nan scenario,' said another.

'Oh dear,' posted a third.

All 3 swimmers mentioned successful nan schematic person qualified for nan women's 200-metre freestyle last astatine Paris La Defence Arena astatine 5.48am Tuesday AEST.

The section includes Aussie world grounds holder Ariarne Titmus and her main challenger, stablemate Mollie O'Callaghan.

Titmus and O'Callaghan some cruised into nan final arsenic nan top-two qualifiers.

Titmus won narrowly up of O'Callaghan but dismissed immoderate value of nan result.

Mollie O'Callaghan (left) and her chap Aussie Ariarne Titmus (right) will compete for nan title astatine Paris La Defence Arena successful nan last of nan Women's 200m Freestyle Final

'You ever want to beryllium successful nan mediate of nan excavation successful a last and get yourself successful a bully position,' she said.

'But that was really nan only scheme for tonight, I tried to conserve arsenic overmuch arsenic I could.'

Titmus touched successful 1 infinitesimal 54.64 seconds, six-hundredths of a 2nd quicker than O'Callaghan successful second.

Titmus six weeks agone collapsed O'Callaghan's world grounds successful nan arena and nan Paris last looms arsenic a match-race betwixt nan swimmers who are some coached by Dean Boxall.

Titmus is seeking to go nan first swimmer to successfully take sides 200m and 400m freestyle titles astatine an Olympic Games.

Weinstein, who is presently successful infirmary suffering from Covid-19 and pneumonia connected some lungs, was convicted successful New York and Los Angeles for a drawstring of activity offences and had been serving a 23-year condemnation connected America's eastbound coast.

In nan New York case, he was recovered blameworthy of intersexual battle against erstwhile accumulation adjunct Miriam Haley and nan rape of aspiring character Jessica Mann.

However, those charges were overturned earlier this twelvemonth aft a authorities appellate judges ruled that he did not person a adjacent hearing.

A tentative caller day was group for a retrial, pinch assemblage action group to statesman connected November 12 - but his condemnation successful Los Angeles for rape and intersexual battle still stands.

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