Recently, Olympic and World Champion Charlie Houchin stopped by La Jolla to participate in the brain imaging research at UCSD (fellow Olympian Sara Isakovic is a research assistant in this groundbreaking area of neuropsychology). San Diego based sport photographer (and SwimSwam contributor) Mike Lewis, caught up with Charlie at his workout before he headed into the lab – here’s some of what he captured.
grab and go (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Warming up (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Houchin’s got it going on. Beyond training he’s the man behind a tech start up that helps summer swim leagues run their meets. (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Houchin knows SoCal – he spent time with the training group up in Fullerton prior to the 2012 Olympics (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
The marks of an Olympian (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Charlie Houchin with Sara Isakovic before heading into the neuropsychology lab at U.C. San Diego (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Charlie Houchin’s technique makes clear why he’s at the top of American freestyle swimmers. (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
No time out. Houchin hit the pool as soon as he landed in San Diego (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
One of the best looking and effective freestyle technique i have seen in a while . He did a great job for the US 800 free relay last summer to keep the Russians at bay . Great pictures as well ; thanks for that owesome job Mike , u rock .
Thanks ERVINFORTHEWIN!
We just love these photos of Charlie! Thanks for posting them!
Glad you like them TEAM HYDROXPHERE – Charlie is a class act both in and out of the water