21 gravity-defying photos of Olympians soaring through the water and air

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The Olympics, particularly the summer Olympics, are a kind of festival for elite sports photography.

There's no two weeks in the year that produce a heftier haul of world-class images of athletic competition.

All the major agencies covering the games fight for an edge in the photographic shoot-out. And this year, Getty added a new weapon to its arsenal: a small army of underwater robots.

Here's what you need to know about them, along with some of the amazing images they've created.

The Olympics are a bonanza for beautiful photography of the human body in motion.

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All the major sports photographers compete to take the most creative and mind-boggling photos possible.

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I've always been partial to shots of Olympians suspended in the air.

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