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Michael Phelps (left), the greatest Olympian of all time, went with the hip tattoo for his Olympic rings, and Ryan Lochte (right), 11-time Olympic medalist, went with the bicep tattoo. (Swim Photo Credit: RC)
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Jillian Tyler, stars swim tattoo, Canadian Olympian, University of Minnesota swimming (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
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Eric Shanteau, Olympic Rings tattoo, 2-time Olympian, breaststroke specialist (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
![_McBroom_Michael 21 GU McBroom Michael McBroom The Woodlands Sw-TB2_4183-](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/McBroom_Michael-21-GU-McBroom-Michael-McBroom-The-Woodlands-Sw-TB2_4183--640x426.jpg)
Michael McBroon, Longhorn tattoo, NCAA Champion, college swimming pride(Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
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Ryan Lochte, University of Florida pride, Gator tattoo (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
![100 Back Championship Final](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Cragin_Cole-Cole-Cragin-Cragin-Texas-TB1_4967--640x426.jpg)
Cole Cragin, Longhorns tattoo, University of Texas swimming pride (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
![50 Free Prelims](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Chastain_Kameron-Chastain-Kameron-Chastain-Louisville-TB1_2889-1-640x426.jpg)
Kameron Chastain, Louisville Cardinals pride, Cardinal tattoo (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
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Fred Bousquet, French swimming star, pro sprint specialist, tattoo trend-setter, former Auburn University sprint terminator…
![200 Free Relay Championship Final](http://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Scot-Robison-UVA-TB1_4113--640x360.jpg)
Scot Robison, University of Virgina, WUGS gold medalist. Psych! The “V” is not a tattoo, but it should be. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
So do all of these swimmers really take two plus weeks off from swimming when they get their tattoos? I thought Phelps never missed a practice or something like that.
My wife designed Lochte’s gator one. Niiiiiice.