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08-11-2016, 07:24 AM
Ethiopian swimmer mocked for 'dad bod' receiving love and hate online
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Ethiopia's Olympic swimmer, Robel Kiros Habte, is getting lots of love and hate on social media after splashing his way through the 100-meter freestyle heats in Rio.*
Despite being less-than-chiselled and finishing 59th out of 59 competitors (finishing an entire 17 seconds (http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/how-did-robel-kiros-habte-qualify-to-swim-in-the-olympics/news-story/2783dad25053c498f81fc164f3c1ee5a) behind number one), the man who the media have dubbed "Robel the Whale" was happy as hell to be there. But despite his cult-like status among fans, he's been drenched with criticism.
SEE ALSO: Meet the Olympic swimmer, and Syrian refugee, who saved 20 refugees from drowning (http://mashable.com/2016/08/06/yusra-mardini-syria-olympics/)
The university student was stoked after his **t-so-stellar swim. He told Reuters (http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/how-did-robel-kiros-habte-qualify-to-swim-in-the-olympics/news-story/2783dad25053c498f81fc164f3c1ee5a), "I am so happy because it is my first competition in the Olympics. So thanks for God."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/robel-the-whale/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Ethiopia's Olympic swimmer, Robel Kiros Habte, is getting lots of love and hate on social media after splashing his way through the 100-meter freestyle heats in Rio.*
Despite being less-than-chiselled and finishing 59th out of 59 competitors (finishing an entire 17 seconds (http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/how-did-robel-kiros-habte-qualify-to-swim-in-the-olympics/news-story/2783dad25053c498f81fc164f3c1ee5a) behind number one), the man who the media have dubbed "Robel the Whale" was happy as hell to be there. But despite his cult-like status among fans, he's been drenched with criticism.
SEE ALSO: Meet the Olympic swimmer, and Syrian refugee, who saved 20 refugees from drowning (http://mashable.com/2016/08/06/yusra-mardini-syria-olympics/)
The university student was stoked after his **t-so-stellar swim. He told Reuters (http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/how-did-robel-kiros-habte-qualify-to-swim-in-the-olympics/news-story/2783dad25053c498f81fc164f3c1ee5a), "I am so happy because it is my first competition in the Olympics. So thanks for God."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/robel-the-whale/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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