Aspiring sports photogs - Great US Swim Trials photos

NYTimes also has great Olympic and Tour coverage going right now:

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/olympics2008/index.html

These caught my eye:

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/07/03/sports/0702-SWIMMING_index.html

...and this one of 41 year old Dana Torres (aka...holy shite...I need to start swimming more):

SHE is just SMOKIN HAWT!

Hubba, hubba, hubba.

Oh, and great photo's to the OP. 

Yeah, it's way more interesting to watch a sport like swimming or cycling when you actually know a bit about it. My sis swam competitively and I've been to swim meets and they were BORING. But we always watched the swimmers during the Olympics, which was better. Now, I like it even more - I'm not even good, but at least I have a better appreciation for it.

What I see in those pics... both men and women... some SERIOUS FARKIN' LATS!!!  That 8th pic down of Phelps - Killer back muscles from Hell!!!

Cool.

I know! Third pic, of Katie Hoff - holy mother of god! It looks like she has wings...

And also the genetic anomaly that causes bodies like that. I mean, not everyone can look that way, no matter how hard they try and how much money they spend. Le sigh...

Notice the "exhaling bubbles" when swimmers' faces are under water? And the open mouths?

This confirms that a swimmer should not hold his/her breath.  If I remember correctly there was a discussion about "breathing under water" not long ago. 

Most likely a regular Digital SLR in an underwater housing.  I have been watching every night and haven't seen any scuba bubbles, and they sure as hell aren't letting people free dive under them.  But someone is down there

I would guess a high-res camera mounted to the bottom in a housing or even embedded in the bottom of the pool which is operated remotely.

BTW, didn't the last olympics actually have one that followed them down the pool, on a track, under water?  For some reason, I thought I remembered that.