USA, Georgia, Atlanta, naked Olympic synchronized swimmers on American flag, directly above, portrait

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 1996: Olympic synchonized swimmers Margot Thien and Nathalie Schneyder pose upside down in a pool in June of 1996 at a training facility in Atlanta, GA. The olympians of ancient greece trained not only to compete but to attain physical abilities that rivaled those of the common man--with the feats achieved during the present day olympics its fair to say little has changed. These athletes train their bodies to machine-like capabilities in order to beat the competition by sometimes only a hundredth of a second. Some have done it with severe heat stroke or even a broken leg.

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Credit:Joe McNally / Contributor

Editorial #:sb10069076h-001

Collection:Getty Images News

Date created:12 May, 2008

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Source:News and Sport

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USA, Georgia, Atlanta, naked Olympic synchronized swimmers on American flag, directly above, portrait

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