PARIS, France — Diving has been an Olympics staple since the 1904 Games. While diving is a mix of grit, precision, athleticism and beauty, a photographer taking a closeup picture of those moments of intense concentration can actually be a little humorous. When the divers jump and spin off the board many meters up in the air, then quickly plummet to the water, the straining facial expressions captured in photos is understandable, while being entertaining and fun to look at as well.
Let's have some fun and take a look at some photographs of these amazing athletes in action during the 2024 Paris Olympics. This one shows Italy's Andreas Sargent Larsen competing in the men's 10m platform diving preliminary. South Korea's Shin Jung-whi has a fierce expression as he competes in the men's 10m platform diving preliminary.
Canada's Rylan Wiens is feeling the centrifugal force as he was competing in the men's 10m platform diving preliminary. South Africa's Julia Vincent showed this face of determination in the women's 3m springboard diving preliminary. Cuba's Anisley Garcia Navarro looks like she's doing this dive with her eyes closed in the women's 3m springboard.
United States' Andrew Capobianco competes in the men's 3m springboard diving semifinal shows the strain of all the spinning and flipping — and yes, he has a speedo on. Jamaica's Yona Knight-Wisdom is holding on by the skin of his teeth in the men's 3m springboard diving semifinal. Dominican Republic's Frandiel Gomez doesn.