Missy Franklin Olympic Rings Tattoo
Clark Burckle Olympic Rings Tattoo
Conor Dwyer Olympic Rings Tattoo
Jimmy Feigen Olympic Rings Tattoo
Andrew Gemmell Olympic Rings Tattoo
Shannon Vreeland Olympic Rings Tattoo
Nick Thoman Olympic Rings Tattoo
Lia Neal Olympic Rings Tattoo
Rachel Bootsma Olympic Rings Tattoo
Jessica Hardy Olympic Rings Tattoo
Claire Donahue Olympic Rings Tattoo
Lauren Perdue Olympic Rings Tattoo
Cammile Adams Olympic Rings Tattoo
Haley Anderson Olympic Rings Tattoo
For a complete history on Olympic Tattoos look no further than this feature story
U.S. Swimmers Go for Gold, and a Tattoo
written by NY Times reporter Karen Crouse.
Karen covers the bases we in the swimming community already know, that Missy Franklin’s fine with getting ink, but that Natalie Coughlin — despite three trips to the Olympic Games — simply does not want to bring attention to herself in public. Karen does, however, go back in time and find the first Olympic swimmer to get the rings, Chris Jacobs, an old Olympic teammate of mine from the 1988 Olympic Games.
FROM KAREN: “Jacobs, who won three medals at the 1988 Seoul Games, admired the maple leaf tattoo on the chest of the Canadian breaststroker Victor Davis. On his way home from South Korea, Jacobs stopped in Hawaii to unwind and to get the Olympic rings tattoo near his racing suit line.”
Long live the tradition, and many thanks to Chris Jacobs for starting it.
Hey out of curiosity, does anyone get the rings with “Trials 2012” under for the people who just made trials, because that is a huge accomplishment in itself
Small point here, they look all great, especially Burckle’s, but the way the rings cross over matters doesn’t it? I mean, some rings i see here don’t over lap or pass under other rings like the actual Olympic Rings symbol. I think it matters but I would like to hear what everyone else thinks.
I’m not an olympian…but if I were, I would definitely care that it’s accurate. To be honest, I don’t think many athletes recognize the exact detail of the olympic rings and that no ring is in front more than once. Phelps’ rings are actually wrong, which is ironic. Also, I think some of the girls inadvertently got their tattoos a little larger than they wanted. But regardless, they earned them!!
FYI to add to those above: Kara Lynn Joyce got her rings with Missy and posted a photo on Twitter; Caitlin Levrenz’ got hers on her ankle in all black (i she posted it on instagram).
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I very much enjoy jessica hardys, and that picture of it. Well done jessica, well done.
i like Franklin and Perdues, small and subtle. Burkle & Fiegen’s are just flat out tacky.
Yes, because 50 years from now when their skin is wrinkled and sagging people will remind them how it was indeed tacky to get the rings tattooed after making it to the finals/earning a medal at the Olympics. I hope you can detect my sarcasm.
Did anyone notice that Lauren Perdue’s bottom two rings are mixed up. I am pretty sure the yellow is supposed to be on the left, maybe its just the picture that makes it look different, I could be wrong.
I think she just took the photo in a mirror
Taken using a mirror is my guess
Some of those tatoos are huge! So much for modesty! Billboard size here we come!
they’re proud, and should be. French sprint-man, Fred Bousquet, has the best ink, best art, but didn’t get the rings.
I agree. I love my rings, but some of those tattoos are GIGANTIC!