They have incredible strength, abilities that exceed those of ordinary human beings, and, apparently, they have a lot of sex when they get back to the Olympic Village.
What could be expected from world class athletes with world class bodies?
American Olympians like Hope Solo and Ryan Lochte told ESPN reporter Sam Alipour, who wrote in the 2012 Body Issue, that sex readily goes down in the village.
The Olympic Vilage, which is composed of houses, bistros and clubs, hosts athletes and sees a lot of action not relating to the designated events these Olympians are competing in.
When Olympic athletes return to the village, they are blowing off steam with each other.
Soccer player Julie Foudy finds attraction between the Olympians is inevitable. She describes a scene at the dining hall where they all eat. She looked around and compared it to a high school cafeteria, "except everyone is beautiful."
Wait. There is more.
Foudy also added, "We'd graze over our food for hours watching all the eye candy, wondering why I got married."
Ilpour also reported in the Body Issue that in Sydney 2000, 70,000 condoms were ordered, but another additional 20,000 had to be ordered.
Lochte, who is Michael Phelps' competition in the pool (and also probably with the ladies) said that at least 70-75 percent of the Olympians are having sex in the village. That is 70-75 percent out of 1,000 athletes sharing the village.
Where does it happen?
"I've seen people having sex right out in the open. On the grass, between buildings, people are getting down and dirty," said Solo who won a gold medal in 2008 with the Women's Soccer team.
Girls wear little clothing when going out and on any given day you can catch Italian "dudes in thongs running circles around each other."
Sex is almost expected.
You can read ESPN's Ilpour's full article on the matter.
What happens in the Olympic Village has made it onto the tabloids and does not stay in the Olympic Village no more.
This might explain why some swimmers wore caps with condom makers' names on them during races.