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It’s the start of a new swim season, and I have to say I’m stoked. Partly it’s because I love to travel, but mostly I’m excited about achieving a longstanding goal: photographing an entire USA Swimming Grand Prix from start to finish. This being an Olympic year, London looms large in the minds of all deck walkers, and it’s bringing out the best in National Team veterans and hopefuls alike. It’s also bringing some of our best back into the pool: Hansen, Evans, Ervin… I can’t wait to see how it all unfolds
The swimming in Minnesota didn’t disappoint. I’ve photographed Michael Phelps many times before, and it’s always the case that the wire photographers focus on him to a fault. This time, however, he really was the story. Not so much because of his times, which were blazing as usual, but for a reason that’s as hard to articulate as it is to see from the stands. The best way I can describe it is this: the look in his eye says Phelps is back to taking swimming seriously. No more losing the 200 Fly.
For whatever reason, I’ve never seen Phelps look hungry like this since I started shooting fulltime in 2009.
ProSwim Visuals