US swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men’s 200m individual medley heats Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images

US swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men’s 200m individual medley heats Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images

A long exposure capture players practicing ahead of the men’s group A basketball match between Tunisia and USA 

Photograph: Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images

A long exposure capture players practicing ahead of the men’s group A basketball match between Tunisia and USA Photograph: Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images

Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda launches himself into the pool at the start of the men’s 200m butterfly finalPhotograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images

Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda launches himself into the pool at the start of the men’s 200m butterfly finalPhotograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images

British centre Azania Stewart scores during a group B basketball match against RussiaPhotograph: Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images

British centre Azania Stewart scores during a group B basketball match against RussiaPhotograph: Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images

My IPhone 4S setup for shooting the Men’s 10m platform. Photograph: Dan Chung/IPhone 4/Snapseed

My IPhone 4S setup for shooting the Men’s 10m platform. Photograph: Dan Chung/IPhone 4/Snapseed

Britian’s James-Andrew Davis (L) is the last Britain to be eliminated from the Fencing by Germany’s Peter Joppich. Photograph: Dan Chung/IPhone 4S/Snapseed

Britian’s James-Andrew Davis (L) is the last Britain to be eliminated from the Fencing by Germany’s Peter Joppich. Photograph: Dan Chung/IPhone 4S/Snapseed

It’s not a very close race; it’s a multiple exposure of Lionel Guyon riding Nametis De Lalou in the equestrian eventing crosscountry stagePhotograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

It’s not a very close race; it’s a multiple exposure of Lionel Guyon riding Nametis De Lalou in the equestrian eventing crosscountry stagePhotograph: Charlie Riedel/AP