South African Hunks: Darian Townsend, Ryk Neethling, Joe Van Niekerk. Here’s an interesting and kinda funny picture of South African swimmer Darian Townsend preparing for the Beijing Olympics last year. Darian just pocketed the gold medal for the 200 meters individual medley during the ongoing swimming World Cup being held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Another photo of Darian after the jump.

Want more male divers and swimmers? Or more men in Speedos?

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Ryk Neethling, South African Olympic Gold Medalist
11 December 2009

Can’t get enough of the South African hunks, we’ve been blogging about lately? Well, here’s another sexy dude from the land of Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Ryk Neethling is one of South Africa’s top swimming stars who won a gold medal for his country during the last 2004 Olympic Games. He remains a top celebrity in his country having been voted as the hottest celebrity in a Heat Magazine poll.

Here’s an article about Ryk via iafrica.com: “For the second year in a row SA swimming champ Ryk Neethling was voted to be the hottest celebrity on the planet in the heat Hot 100 poll. More than 250 000 votes were received in heat magazine’s annual reader-driven poll, making Neethling the first-ever star to take top honours two years in a row. In the six-year history of the poll, Neethling has always been one of the most popular South African celebrities, regularly featuring in the top 20, and being named as the most popular local in 2005 when Brad Pitt was the overall winner.”

What does he say about being the hottest celebrity on the planet? Here’s what he says according to iafrica.com: “It’s crazy! I actually thought you guys [heat] were pulling my leg. It has to be a joke, right? I mean, I’ve been working so much and haven’t really been out and about this year.”

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Joe Van Niekerk: Underwear Photo for Dieux du Stade
09 December 2009

South African rugby star Joe Van Niekerk, the current flanker for RC Toulon, grabs the ball during a training session in France. Check him out in his black underwear during a photoshoot for the annual Dieux du Stade calendar.

South African Hunks: Darian Townsend, Ryk Neethling, Joe Van Niekerk. Posted in Sports Hunks. Post date 12 November 2009. Updated 4 June 2017.