Rio Olympics: Aussie swimmers meet Matthew McConaughey
9News Staff
Australia’s swim team have met Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey at the aquatic centre in Rio de Janeiro.
A chance encounter had the team posing for a group shot with the Academy Award-winning American actor at the poolside.
Aussie backstroke swimmer Bindy Hocking also managed to snap a cheeky selfie, which appeared later on her Instagram account.
(Pictured: Thomas Fraser-Holmes, James Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Travis Mahoney, Matt Abood. Source: Instagram)
Aussie backstroke swimmer Bindy Hocking got to meet McConaughey poolside at the aquatic centre. “People forget that everyone is human and normal,” she wrote on Instagram. (Instagram)
Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves cheer on US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Getty)
Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves cheer on US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Getty)
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The Olympic superfan was content to enjoy some of the competition by himself in the stands. (Getty)
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