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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Bloor

London 2012: reflections of swimming – in pictures

Reflections of swimming: Gabor Balog of Hungary and Aschwin Wildeboer Faber of Spain
Hungary's Gabor Balog and Spain's Aschwin Wildeboer Faber in the men's 200m backstroke Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: France's Alexianne Castel - Women's 200m backstroke
France's Alexianne Castel in the women's 200m backstroke Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: China's Sun Yang - Men's 1500m freestyle
China's Sun Yang on his way to a world record in the men's 1,500m freestyle Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: France's Laure Manaudou
France's Laure Manaudou, right, in the women's 200m backstroke Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: United States's Michael Phelps  - Men's 100m butterfly
Michael Phelps in the men's 100m butterfly Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington - Women's 800m freestyle
Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington on her way to bronze in the women's 800m freestyle Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: Hungary's Laszlo Cseh - Men's 200m individual medley
Hungary's Laszlo Cseh in the men's 200m individual medley Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: China's Li Xuanxu - Women's 400m freestyle heats
China's Li Xuanxu in the women's 400m freestyle Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: Inge Dekker, Alicia Coutts and  Missy Franklin
Netherland's Inge Dekker, Australia's Alicia Coutts and Missy Franklin of the US in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: Japan's Irie Ryosuke - Men's 200m backstroke
Japan's Irie Ryosuke in the men's 200m backstroke Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: Netherlands' Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo in the women's 100m freestyle Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: Iuliia Efimova of Russia and Ye Sun of China - Women's 200m Breaststroke
Russia's Iuliia Efimova and China's Ye Sun in action during the women's 200m breaststroke Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: Rebecca Soni of the United States
Rebecca Soni of the United States competes in the women's 200m breaststroke Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Reflections of swimming: South Korea's Park Tae-Hwan
South Korea's Park Tae-hwan during the men's 1,500m freestyle Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
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