Mike Lewis

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Radford and Baker Take New Zealand Open Water Championship Titles

Full Name:	Mike Lewis
Born:	April 27th, 1948
	California
Nationality:	USA
Status:	Active

Mike Lewis is a freelance commercial, sport and lifestyle photographer based in San Diego. Mike began making photos in the early 80’s and immersed himself in all aspects of the photographic arts. Mike’s professional career in in photography began after 12 years working within the United States Olympic movement; he held a several executive level positions with USA Canoe/Kayak, USA Water Polo, and the USOC Mike picked up his first digital camera prior to the 2000 Olympic Games and began documenting much of the behind the scenes action of the athletes with whom he was working. Over time his ‘side projects’ gained more and more appeal, appearing in print and digital editorial pieces. Mike has done considerable work in the aquatic sports world where he has developed a reputation for capturing unique and engaging imagery. He is a well know swimming photographer and is the chief photographer for SwimSwam.com, the world’s largest news and information site for swimming. A partial list of Mike’s clients include: USA Swimming, Adidas, MP Swim, A3 Performance Swimwear, Arena USA, ESPN, FINIS Swimwear, Q Swimwear, Jolyn Swimwear, BlueSeventy, TYR Sport, Dolfin Swimwear, United States Masters Swimming, HardCoreSport, EQ Swimwear, Modern Luxury Magazine, NutriShops, Popular Photography Magazine, Riviera Magazine, …

Radford and Baker Take New Zealand Open Water Championship Titles

Photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography @mike2swim

Kiwis Vie for Open water World Championship Spots at Lake Taupo Race

Radford sprinting into the finish at the 2010 Tiburon Mile. Photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography @mike2swim

Pedraza and Cunha Take 2013 ISHOF Open Water Titles

Pedraza finished 4th at the 2012 USA Swimming Open Water Nationals. Photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography @mike2swim

2012 SWAMMY AWARDS: Open Water Swimmer of the Year

Ous Mellouli training in Los Angeles prior to the 2012 Olympics. Photo credit Mike Lewis www.OlaVistaPhotography.com @mike2swim

Bovell Ready for Vindication in Turkey

(Swim Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, olavistaphotography.com)

2012 RCP Tiburon Sprint Classic, entire TV show

Swim Photo Credit: Christopher James Thompson

2012 RCP Tiburon Mile, entire TV show

Swim Photo Credit: Christopher James Thompson

Too Hot For Open Water?

photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

The Anthony Ervin Written SwimSwam Song

Swim News: Ervin delivers his original “SwimSwam Theme Song” for swimswam’s support of his Indiegogo fundraiser (Swim Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, olavistaphotography.com)

The George Bovell Swimming Photo Vault

Swim Photo Credit: Melissa Lundie, melissalundie.com

The Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Photo Vault

Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures

2012 RCP Tiburon Mile TV Show Highlights

Swim Photo Credit: Christopher James Thompson

RCP Tiburon Sprint Classic TV Show Hightlights

Swin Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, olavistaphotography.com

Club Profile: Clovis Swim Club – Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis Swim Club New Mexico swimmer’s giving it their best. Photo: Mike Lewis / OlaVistaPhotography.com / follow @mike2swim

South African Olympic Coach Wayne Riddin Talks About the World’s Largest Open Water Race: The Midmar Mile

Photo credit: Mike Lewis / OlaVistaPhotography.com / follow @mike2swim