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Historic achievement (Sports 2022, by Patrick B. Kraemer) - Swiss Press Award

Noe Ponti and Jeremy Desplanches of Switzerland pose with their Bronze medals after finishing third in the men's 100m Butterfly Final (Ponti) and in the men's 200m Individual Medley (IM) Final (Desplanches) during the Swimming events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, 31 July 2021. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK for EPA-EFE)
Patrick B. Kraemer
Noe Ponti and Jeremy Desplanches of Switzerland pose with their Bronze medals after finishing third in the men's 100m Butterfly Final (Ponti) and in the men's 200m Individual Medley (IM) Final (Desplanches) during the Swimming events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, 31 July 2021. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK for EPA-EFE)
Photo / Sports
2022

Historic achievement

Patrick B. Kraemer

Within 24 hours, Switzerland won two swimming medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games with bronze medals from Jérémy Desplanches and Noè Ponti. In 1984 – 37 years ago – at the Summer Games in Los Angeles, Étienne Dagon also secured bronze in the 200m breaststroke. No other Swiss swimmer has ever finished in the top three at the Olympics.

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Historic achievement

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Photo / Sports
2022

Patrick B. Kraemer

Within 24 hours, Switzerland won two swimming medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games with bronze medals from Jérémy Desplanches and Noè Ponti. In 1984 – 37 years ago – at the Summer Games in Los Angeles, Étienne Dagon also secured bronze in the 200m breaststroke. No other Swiss swimmer has ever finished in the top three at the Olympics.

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Patrick B. Kraemer / Swiss Press Award

Patrick B. Kraemer

Fotograf, Adliswil, 1969

Patrick B. Kraemer aka magicpbk, born 10 May in Zurich, Switzerland, is one of the world's leading swimming photographers. The professional sports photographer has been regularly covering the major international swimming championships for more than 30 years. His pictures speak to the viewer and he always manages to capture fascinating moments in perfection at their peak. For example, he captured the historic moment of the arrival / final touch in the men's 100m Butterfly final with Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with his underwater camera.

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