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Rio Olympics: Is Swimmer Conor Dwyer Leslie Jones' New Sexy Vanilla Muffin? (UPDATED)
The "Saturday Night Live" and "Ghostbusters" star has developed a Twitter crush on the Winnetka Olympian.

Say what you will about Leslie Jones: She has a type when it comes to men.
The star of this summer's Ghostbusters reboot likes 'em clean cut, well-coifed and three shades paler than the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
And it helps if his first name starts with a "C."
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As a Saturday Night Live cast member, Jones has made a comedic name for herself thanks to her aggressively amorous and hilariously over-the-top exchanges with castmate and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Colin Jost. Here's just one example:

So it shouldn't surprise anyone that Jones has developed a bit of a summer crush on Winnetka Olympic swimmer Conor Dwyer.
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"Hey, Dwyer, you better notice that I am cheering for you, son!" Jones said in a Twitter video of her watching the swimmer in Rio. "You been killing it in these Games!"
Dwyer pic.twitter.com/77MaVfFatg
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 8, 2016
And Jones does not mess around when it comes to showing her support for Dwyer as witnessed in an earlier Twitter video where she drops a NSFW "m-f" bomb watching the Olympian compete in a qualifying heat:
WE ARE THE BEST!! GO CONNER!! USA USA pic.twitter.com/PT9nq8haRa
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 6, 2016
She even put together a cute jingle for Winnetka's World-Class Watery Warrior:
Number #1 pic.twitter.com/NF5UqeXHL1
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 8, 2016
Unfortunately, Dwyer came up short in his bid to earn his first Olympic medal in an individual event (he has a gold medal for the 4x200-meter relay from the 2012 Games in London), placing fourth Saturday.
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But odds are pretty good Jones will be watching Dwyer compete in the medal round of the 200-meter freestyle at 8:21 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8. And if she's willing to share him with the rest of Team USA, Jones can watch Dwyer participate in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Hopefully, all this Twitter love will result in what the world—or at least the North Shore—really wants: a guest appearance on the next season of SNL that results on an exchange like this between Jones and Dwyer:

UPDATED (9:27 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8): How did Leslie Jones react after Conor Dwyer won the bronze medal in the 200-meter freestyle Monday night, the swimmer's first-ever Olympic medal in an individual event? Let's just say that she did not disappoint:
Yes CONOR!!! pic.twitter.com/FibDQYAU89
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 9, 2016
Jones, however, did reveal that her fan commitment might come with a price. But it's probably something Dwyer could arrange without much difficulty. Who knows? Maybe Dwyer could hook her up before he competes in with Team USA in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay Tuesday:
I WANT A SHIRT CONOR!! pic.twitter.com/W1YtO2aL04
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 9, 2016
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