More
Video surging 6.1x the video's usual pace

Molly Carlson's light-blue swimsuit comes with a competition-day complication

Her sponsored period-tracking vlog is drawing fresh attention, while viewers raise questions about app privacy.

Why this story? The video is running at 98,844 views a day, 6.1 times its usual pace (16,326).

#ad Light coloured suit, worst timing, best prep✨ @FloHealthApp  #FloPartner #floapp #periodtracker#ad Light coloured suit, worst timing, best prep✨ @FloHealthApp #FloPartner #floapp #periodtracker

"Guess who competes today in the lightest suit she owns and just got her period?" Molly Carlson asks, over footage of her diving competitions. The practical worry opens a paid partnership with period-tracking app Flo, rather than another standalone diving clip.

Posted in late September, the video has added about 100,000 views in a day, roughly six times its usual daily pace. That renewed attention comes after Carlson's engagement announcements, but this upload returns to the less glamorous logistics of competing.

Carlson moves from sitting in bed to demonstrating symptom logging on her phone, then getting ready in her competition swimsuit. Footage of international dives and her younger diving days accompanies her account of learning to navigate hormonal changes. The vlog ends with a seaside cliff dive.

The comments introduce a different subject from the one the partnership emphasizes: privacy. Several viewers question whether sensitive cycle information belongs in an app and urge caution about sharing it digitally. Others focus on Carlson speaking openly about periods in sport. One viewer has a more wardrobe-focused request: a bedazzled swim cap to match.

Published on Trari

Where next?

What viewers say

  • I DARE YOU TO BEDAZZLE A MATCHING SWIM CAP!! ❤❤❤
    @CatherineHallbergSee it on YouTube
  • It's wholesome to hear you speak about your issues openly.
    You're helping a whole generation understand that it's okay to be human with everything that comes with it.
    ❤️

Public comments from the video's page on YouTube

Or follow us on Telegram

The facts
Subscribers
3,190,000
Channel views, pace per day
312,500 (on a normal day: 2,595,340)
Video published
September 30, 2026
Video views so far
571,775 (16 days online)
Video views, pace per day
98,844 (on a normal day: 16,326)

The numbers

The September upload is drawing views much faster than its usual daily pace, even as viewing across Carlson's channel is quieter than usual.

views per day, this video
typical day
16,326
now
98,844
subscribers
3,190,000
total views
2,933,271,931
views per day
312,500
typical day: 2,595,340
the video
views
571,775
likes
16,027
comments
307
days online
16
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Shoaib Akhtar
3,780,000
Molly Carlson
3,190,000
Spanner
3,050,000
As of October 16, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Developed with YouTube

💡 Test your knowledge

Which sport does Molly Carlson compete in?