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Attractive Olympian: American Water Polo Player Ryan Bailey

Olympic athletes often don't get paid to do anything other than look good. In that vein, Attractive Olympians handicaps which athletes may rake in endorsement deals after the Olympics.

For those of you unfamiliar with water polo, it is a deceptively brutal sport. It has all the jostling and fighting for position you see in soccer and basketball -- except failure to win position in soccer or basketball doesn't result in trying to breathe underwater. Even worse than drowning: the referees don't catch what happens underwater, so testicles inevitably absorb an unfair amount of abuse from grabbing hands and kicking feet.

In other words, Ryan Bailey, playing at the two-meter offense position -- directly in front of the opponent's goal, the equivalent of a basketball center -- has some tough balls. The two-time Olympian and former Cal-Irvine standout who played professionally in Croatia will anchor the American team this summer in the U.S. men's quest for their first water polo medal since Seoul in 1988.

But, for all those perverted female sports fans out there, all that matters is Bailey's muscled frame and rugged good looks. How attractive is he? Weigh more evidence and make your vote heard after the jump.
A little something for the ladies ... and men who just appreciate strong, masculine bodies.

Breaking Down the Basics

Age 32
Height 6'6"
Weight 245
Eyes Dreamy blue framed by long eyelashes. (What? I can't look at another man that way?)
Face Five o'clock shadowed and the recipient of over 80 stitches from various game injuries
Muscles Everywhere. His muscles have muscles.
Why women love him Everything above
Why men can't hate
Asked who would play him in a movie about the U.S. water polo team, he responded, "Wesley Snipes."

Presentation of Medals





*When judging, assume that Gold suggests a future a of Calvin Klein underwear-level of endorsements, and Bronze points toward appearances in local circulars.





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