Watching great swimmers at the big meets is awe inspiring for the swimmers, Â coaches and sports fans. Â Watching Michael Phelps is a true lesson in pro. Â The man knows how to get himself ready right down to the most intricit details. Â Like all the tops swimmers, Phelps is a student of his own performance. Â Seeing him warm up is a prime example of this self awareness. Â Here’s some of what we got from sports photographer Mike Lewis from the warm up session at the 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix.
Michael Phelps freestyle warm up (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Fun before the fun (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
underwater Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
fly drill Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps talks to Coach Bowman (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Back. Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Holding water. Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps warming up (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps looking up (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
flying. Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
legs ready. Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Surfacing. Michael Phelps (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Great Photos by a great photographer. Mike Lewis, your work is fantastic.
Thanks Manyi
Mike , u are always spot on ! great picture ideas to show us the behind the scene warm up for M Phelps ! from The sky , it’s great to see swimmers and their body positions .
Thanks ERVINFORTHEWIN
gotta say that these are such beautiful captures of Phelps in the water 😀
thank you very much Mike Lewis!
Great pics, as always, but for those of us who can’t be there, it’s nice to see a little behind the scenes action! I would love to see a video series about Bowman’s training methods with Phelps demonstrating stroke, start and turn technique.