Catching the Olympic moments that TV doesn't

    By Benazir Wehelie, Special to CNN

    Updated 0133 GMT (0933 HKT) August 12, 2016

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    Chinese synchronized divers Aisen Chen and Yue Lin splash into the pool Monday, August 8, on their way to winning the Olympic gold medal in the 10-meter platform event. "I put my camera where I wanted, where I thought they were going to fall, and they fell right there," said photographer Al Bello, who is covering his 11th Olympics.
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    Chinese synchronized divers Aisen Chen and Yue Lin splash into the pool Monday, August 8, on their way to winning the Olympic gold medal in the 10-meter platform event. "I put my camera where I wanted, where I thought they were going to fall, and they fell right there," said photographer Al Bello, who is covering his 11th Olympics.
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    U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, competes in the 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday, August 10.
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    U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, competes in the 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday, August 10.
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    American Nathan Adrian swims the 100-meter freestyle on Tuesday, August 9. "It's a very time-consuming, tedious operation to get things correct," Bello said of underwater photography. "There's a lot of setup way, way, way ahead of time."
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    American Nathan Adrian swims the 100-meter freestyle on Tuesday, August 9. "It's a very time-consuming, tedious operation to get things correct," Bello said of underwater photography. "There's a lot of setup way, way, way ahead of time."
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    German divers Stephan Feck and Patrick Hausding compete in the 3-meter springboard final on Wednesday, August 10.
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    German divers Stephan Feck and Patrick Hausding compete in the 3-meter springboard final on Wednesday, August 10.
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    U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky blows away the field in the 400-meter freestyle on Sunday, August 7. She set a new world record in the process.
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    U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky blows away the field in the 400-meter freestyle on Sunday, August 7. She set a new world record in the process.
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    Swimmer Missy Franklin competes for the United States on Thursday, August 11.
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    Swimmer Missy Franklin competes for the United States on Thursday, August 11.
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    Hungary's Katinka Hosszu has already won three Olympic golds in the Rio Games.
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    Hungary's Katinka Hosszu has already won three Olympic golds in the Rio Games.
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    Australia's Mitch Larkin swims the 200-meter backstroke on Wednesday, August 10.
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    Australia's Mitch Larkin swims the 200-meter backstroke on Wednesday, August 10.
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