Athens, 2004: Game of shadows #50Days50Moments “I took this image during the Men's #swimming 200m #freestyle heats at the 2004 Summer #Olympics in #Athens. Australia’s #IanThorpe and the #Netherlands’ Pieter van den Hoogenband were massive rivals and happened to be positioned right next to each other in lanes four and five. So there was an incredible tension which you could really feel in the venue and I’m happy I managed to #capture it. Truthfully, I was a bit nervous to do a slow pan of the start since it’s a pretty low percentage shot. But I ended up making a great graphic #picture, with a real sharpness in the frame and dramatic #shapes and #shadows that make you want to look twice.” —adampretty August 15, 2004 | #GettySport #RoadToRio #Rio2016 ⬇️ Click the link in our bio for more stunning Olympic moments...