Rio Olympics 2016: Twitter mocks poor lifeguard snapped looking mind-numbingly bored at the Olympic pool in Rio

EVERY major sporting event has its iconic images… Those snaps that go viral around the world, remembered through time for their impact.

The 1966 World Cup had Bobby Moore hoisted on the shoulders of the England team holding aloft the famous trophy.

Boxing has Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston fist clenched, while the 2012 Olympic Games in London had Mo Farah‘s ‘MoBot’.

Well, we have an early contender for the 2016 edition in Rio de Janeiro after one lifeguard at the Olympic pool was snapped looking mind-numbingly bored.

The pool attendant, clad head-to-toe in the famous yellow and red was pictured head in hands, watching on with a look in his eye that just screamed: “What am I doing here?”

And naturally, as is often the way these days, the pic was spotted by keen Twitter users, who eagerly chimed in with their own jokes.

One user wrote: “Surely a lifeguard at the Olympic Pool in Rio is the most redundant job in history.”

He added the incredible hashtag ‘IThinkTheyCanAllSwim’ to round off the gag.

Meanwhile, one user simply quipped: “Worlds [sic] most useless job – lifeguard at Rio Olympics 2016.”

Another user of the social media site invented a little backstory for the worker, suggesting: “Rio liefguard dreams of having to rescue 18-time gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps at Olympic pool.”

One added he’d be chuffed with the cushy role, saying: “I would have been happy to serve as a lifeguard in Rio.”

One user summed things up succinctly quipping: “When you realize [sic] they’re the best swimmers in the world, so you prolly not saving any lives tonight…”

Finally, a little motivation for your Monday back at the office, one reminded us: “If you ever feel useless just remember that someone is a lifeguard at the Olympics swimming event.

“Have a great week.”