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Remember 2004? It was a dark time. The full-body swimsuit was very fashionable for the world’s elite swimmers. Tim Clary / AFP / Getty Images Swim meet after swim meet, those beautiful swimmers’ bodies were covered by that fancypants suit. Tim Clary / AFP / Getty Images And sure, it helped swimmers break a lot of records, but what about us, the extremely thirsty spectators? Pierre Philippe Marcou / AFP / Getty Images Thankfully, someone saw sense, and in 2010, FINA stepped in to ban suits. The new rules said men’s swimwear could only go from the waist to the knee. Dean Lewins / AAPIMAGE So now in Rio… Adam Pretty / Getty Images We get to see things like this… Ivo Gonzalez / Getty Images …And this. Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images And we’re all better for it. Martin Bureau / AFP / Getty Images Because oooft… Adam Pretty / Getty Images Covering up swimmers’ bodies is a crime agai...

1.  Not all of us want to go to the Olympics. Jamie Squire / Getty Images Some of us just like doing gymnastics, okay?! 2.  There’s nothing worse than feeling a wedgie on the floor and not being able to pick it. Chris McGrath / Getty Images That’s right, there’s a deduction. You don’t know true discipline until you get a major wedgie in the middle of a routine and can’t even acknowledge it. 3.  It’s actually pretty common to pee a little when you tumble. youtube.com  / Via  popkey.co 4.  No matter how long you’ve been at it, doing the balance beam will always be terrifying. NBC / Via  gymnasticsgifs.tumblr.com That’s why they call it the great equalizer. 5.  The pressure to be small and slim and have the perfect gymnast body type is so high. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images 6.  And you truly never get over being self-conscious about wearing a leotard in front of so many people....