Florence Griffith Joyner’s Legacy Reaches A New Sport As Olympic Swimmer Flaunts Her Nails During Recent Championship

Florence Griffith Joyner has already topped the list of Olympics spearheads as exemplars. The track and field athlete outclassed each of her opponents by the sheer performances she brought to the racing track. Similarly, Flo-Jo’s fashion statement also works in tandem with her grace, sartorial sense and sporting elan. So favorably, her fashion statements gained some followers on their own. Among the doyen of other fashionable athletes, a swimming talent made a recent entry. 

The swimming talent has held several records in her swimming book and decided to give Joyner a run for her money. Her recent tryst with the fashion statement gained her a limelight hitherto unheard of. 

Lani Pallister showcases a similar nail style to Flo-Jo

Previously, the late Olympic legend Florence Griffith Joyner had flaunted several style statements through her appearances on the track. Her nails had accentuated her entire persona. The fastest woman ever recorded justified her avatar in her natural style. She claimed, “I don’t know, I’ve just always been attracted to having long nails, and I wanted to decorate them”. Now, after Sha’Carri Richardson or Noah Lyles from the track and field background, it seems that Lani Pallister has followed suit, much akin to a fish to water. 

Nail arts among Olympics swimmers 

The 1988 Seoul Olympics had witnessed Flo-Jo appearing with nails colored in gold, blue, red, and white. Coincidentally, those colors paired well with her accomplishments in that Olympics. That might have been the set point of the custom. In a special addition, Camille Cheng, the 30-year-old swimmer, also flaunted her nails in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In an interview with CNN, the Hong Kong-born swimmer justified, “I feel that getting my nails done adds a bit of my personality.” That almost resonated with the statement made by Flo-Jo in her justification. 

Read more: With Nails Longer Than Kylie Jenner’s, Sha’Carri Richardson Flaunts Her Million Dollar Smile After Perfect 10.88 Finish at Zurich Diamond League 2023

Katie Ledecky didn’t miss the occasion of the Rio Olympics to show her musings via her nails. The 7-time Olympic champion flaunted her national color in her manicure in the swimming arena that year. The same went with swimmer Missy Franklin, who also put on her national colors manicure in the appearances she made in the Rio Olympics. This vivid trend is here to stay.

Watch this story: Most Decorated Olympic Athlete Who Broke Usain Bolt’s Record Goes Down Memory Lane Of Her Glorious Career