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What Was Up With the Chinese Swimming Team’s Butt Slapping?

As this video shows, the coach for the Chinese swim team appeared to go one-by-one, slapping each competitor in the butt. They don’t seem too thrilled about it, but they scored gold, so maybe that coach just knows something we don’t.

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by: eBaum's Staff
August 14, 2024

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The Olympics are over, and I’m sure going to miss them. Unlike Tokyo’s Olympics, which seemed to come and go with no real fanfare, this year’s Olympics has been a pretty good time. The pole-vaulter with the big dick, the Australian breakdancing lady — a whole cast of characters played before us, and it’s going to be sad saying goodbye.

But before we go, we just have one question: What was going on with the butt slapping on the Chinese swim team? As this video shows, the coach for the Chinese swim team appeared to go one-by-one, slapping each competitor in the butt. They don’t seem too thrilled about it, but they scored gold, so maybe that coach just knows something we don’t.

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