in-depth perspective underwater views of some of the athletes who have made ripples in the pool…

In-depth perspective

Underwater views of some of the athletes who have made ripples in the pool…

Leith Brodie, James Goddard, and Darian Townsend Commonwealth Games New Delhi - October 8, 2010

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Sweden's Sarah Sjoestroem - European Swimming Championships in Budapest - August 11, 2010

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Canada's Amanda Reason - FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome- August 1, 2009

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Australia's Grant Hackett - Beijing Olympic Games - August 9, 2008 © AFP / François-Xavier Marit

US's Michael Phelps - Beijing Olympic Games - August 12, 2008 © AFP / François-Xavier Marit

Denmark's Lotte Friis - European Swimming Championships in Budapest - August 11, 2010

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France's Camille Muffat - European Swimming Championships in Budapest - August 11, 2010.

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United state's Ryan Cochrane - FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome - August 1, 2009

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Canadian Charles Francis - Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on October 6, 2010

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Canada's Ryan Cochrane - FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome - August 1, 2009

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Russia's Natalia Ishchenko - FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome - July 23, 2009

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Czech Republic's team - European Swimming Championships in Budapest - August 8, 2010

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Belarus's team - FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome - July 22, 2009

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Ukraine's Team - European Swimming Championships in Budapest - August 8, 2010

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Italy's Beatrice Adelizzi and Giulia Lapi - FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome - July 21, 2009

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Chinese's Synchronised Team - FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome - July 24, 2009

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Germany's Marco Koch - European Swimming Championships in Budapest - August 12, 2010

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China's Lui Jing - Asian Games in Guangzhou - November 15, 2010

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China's Li Xianyan of China - Asian Games in Guangzhou - November 14, 2010 © AFP / François-Xavier Marit

Singapore's Jeremy Matthews - Commonwealth Games New Delhi - October 5, 2010.

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Japan's Masayuki Kishida - Asian Games in Guangzhou - November 16, 2010 © AFP / François-Xavier Marit

France's Frederick Bousquet - FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome - July 29, 2009

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China's Zhou Yanxin - Asian Games in Guangzhou - November 14, 2010

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China's Huang Chaosheng - Asian Games in Guangzhou - November 13, 2010

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France's Sebastien Rouault - European Swimming Championships in Budapest - August 10, 2010

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Italy's Samuel Pizzetti - European Swimming Championships in Budapest - August 10, 2010 © AFP / François-Xavier Marit

In-depth perspective

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