Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice poses in a bikini (© Stephanie Rice/Instagram)
Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice poses in a bikini (© Stephanie Rice/Instagram)

Olympic swimmer's Instagram bikini pics make waves

6/27/2012

Australian swimmers don't seem to have very good judgment when it comes to social media. Just a few weeks after Olympic hopefuls Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk landed in hot water for posting a Facebook photo of themselves posing in a U.S. gun shop, teammate Stephanie Rice uploaded a pic of herself in a skimpy bikini to Instagram. Drama! The pic made waves in her home country -- some were concerned she'd be scolded by Swimming Australia, others wondered if the swimwear would conflict with her former sponsorship agreement with Speedo -- but we suspect it's really because everyone likes looking at nearly naked athletes. Click through our gallery above for more of Rice's social media blunders.

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