TEAM USA OLYMPIC SWIMMERS CONFESS TO GROSS SECRET THAT 'EVERYONE' DOES

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Team USA Olympic swimmers owned up to an unpleasant secret that has become an unsurprising practice in the sport.

The Wall Street Journal recently investigated and uncovered 'one of the dirtiest secrets in the Olympic games.'

After conducting a survey with several swimmers, they revealed that 'everybody pees in the pool.' Furthermore, they do not mind admitting to the act.

'I've probably peed in every single pool I've swam in,' three-time U.S. Olympian and former gold medalist Lilly King shared. 'That's just how it goes.'

Besides King, Team USA butterfly racer Zach Harting recalled the first time he urinated in the pool during a race. Before competing for the USA in Tokyo three years ago, Harting recalled the first time he peed in competition during a high school state championship in Alabama.

Harting realized he had no time to handle his business in the bathroom, having already worn his tight racing suit.

'The world changed for me,' Harting said. 'Every time I went to a pool after that, I only considered myself to have swam in it if I peed in it.'

In the piece, the Journal explained how the 'lack of decorum' is not the only factor forcing swimmers to pee in the pool. On top of wearing ultra-tight suits, the athletes wait until the last possible moment to hydrate to compress their bodies into the most hydrodynamic shape possible.

Nonetheless, four-time Olympic freestyle medalist Cullen Jones revealed that there is one rule to follow: do not pee when someone's right behind you.

'You never want to swim through a warm patch,' Jones said.

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