At the 2016 Summer Olympic Games underway in the Brazilian metropolis, athletes no doubt take center stage.
Behind the Olympians and their performance are a group of staff who help contribute to the quadrennial sports fiesta but some of their jobs seem a little bit "unusual."
LIFEGUARDS PROTECTING WORLD'S TOP SWIMMERS
A photo catching a lifeguard with a particularly bored look during a swimming event has sent social media into a frenzy.
Many wondered why lifeguards are deployed at Rio's Olympic Aquatics Stadium as the pool is filled with the world's greatest swimmers.
Twitter users called the role of those guarding the pool "boring" but said they have some of the "best seats" in the stadium to enjoy the aquatic competition in Rio.
"I don't think they'll need us, but we'll be on the lookout just in case," 39-year-old lifeguard Anderson Fertes told The New York Times.
Brazilian laws require lifeguards to patrol any pool larger than 20 feet by 20 feet.
There are about 75 lifeguards, each of whom will earn 340 U.S. dollars for 20 days of work, attending the Olympic centers for events including swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and white-water kayaking.
