Australian Swimmer Stephanie Rice Tweets Racy Picture, Sparks Controversy (Photo)

Nothing gets fans into the Olympic spirit quite like a racy photo of an Olympic athlete on Twitter.

Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice recently tweeted a photo of herself wearing a new bathing suit which she received as a gift on her 24th birthday. Some folks felt that the swimwear was too racy to be going out on social media, according to News.com/au.

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The athlete is no rookie when it comes to being in front of the camera, as seen in the video below the photo.