Canadian Athlete Flips Off His Father Before Each Race

Story out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

Canadians are known for being overly polite — but swimmer Santo Condorelli is single-handedly changing that opinion in Rio thanks to his pre-race ritual.

As many have noticed, Condorelli flips the bird before every race.

Not only does he give the finger to the stands — it’s directed at his father.

But, don’t worry; it’s all in good fun. According to an interview with swimming news site Swim Swam, the tradition stems from a pep talk Condorelli’s father, Joseph Condorelli, gave him when he first started competing.

“I told him ‘enough is enough’,” his father said. “When you get on the blocks, just put everything out of your mind and swim like there’s nobody near you. He said to me ‘how do you do that?’ and I said ‘well, you say f*ck it’.”

Then, just before a race, the father-son duo flipped each other off. Condorelli went on to win that race and many others. Cont.

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