Olympics

PHOTOS | Week 1 in Rio was a blur

When U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky won the gold medal in the 200m freestyle Friday she did so in world-record time. Photographers who slowed their camera's shutters captured the race, and many other Olympic moments, as colourful streaks and blurs. See these slow shutter highlights from week 1 in Rio.

PHOTOS | When Olympics photographers slow down the action