"The subject is only as good as the photographer"- Olivia Dunne credits boyfriend Paul Skenes for stunning beach photos

Olivia Dunne posted a picture carousel from her Floridian beach vacation with boyfriend and MLB player, Paul Skenes. Responding to a fan, she credited Skenes for clicking her beautiful pictures. The 22-year-old is awaiting her final season with LSU after returning to her alma mater for the fifth-year eligibility.

Dunne, who started her gymnastics training in 2005, officially joined the LSU roster in 2020. She contributed uneven bar scores at the SEC Championships that year and matched her career-high of 9.9 at the NCAA Championship semifinals.

The following year, the 22-year-old competed on the same apparatus in every regular-season meet and earned high scores in the floor exercise.

Her 2022-2023 season was injury-marred with Dunne suffering from leg, biceps, and labrum issues. In the 2023-24 season, Dunne was back in form on the gymnastic mat and crossed paths with Paul Skenes, who then transferred to LSU from Air Force Falcons.

Soon after, they started dating and were often spotted spending quality time together, either with the gymnast's pet, on vacations, or during game days at LSU. On October 20, 2024, Dunne posted a picture series of her Floridian vacation, where the former was seen basking in the sun in a pastel yellow bikini, posing inside the airplane, in her boyfriend's arms, and in a couple of beach shots.

On seeing the stunning pictures, a fan wished to know whether her boyfriend clicked them. Olivia Dunne confirmed the same in the comments.

"Paul behind the camera for those selfies??" the fan asked.

Dunne's comment read:

"The subject is only as good as the photographer."

Olivia Dunne responds to a fan; Instagram - @livvydunne

Dunne became the national champion as part of the LSU gymnastics team, which lifted their first-ever National title at the 2024 NCAA Championships.

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Paul Skenes celebrated Olivia Dunne's birthday in a unique way

Olivia Dunne at the 2024 LSU Archive - Source: Getty

Skenes, the MLB pitches at LSU, gifted a Topps baseball card featuring Dunne kissing her dog Roux on the gymnast's birthday. The customized card had Roux's details at the back; her birthday, weight, breed, favorite human, favorite food, and favorite activity.

On October 1, 2024, Skenes took to his Instagram to post a photo carousel of him and Olivia Dunne. The series included loved-up snaps of the couple in different settings. The last slide had the national champion sleeping in the car's backseat alongside Roux.

"Happy birthday Liv!" Paul Skenes' caption read.

Dunne also garnered fame for her significant social media presence and showered herself with lucrative brand deals, following the Name, Image, and Likeliness update - a rule change that allowed college athletes to directly connect with sponsors.