Editor’s Note: Cullen Jones is a two-time Olympian and a four-time Olympic medalist. He partners with the USA Swimming Foundation and Make a Splash Foundation to provide drowning prevention education ...

A friend of the photographer takes a break from lap swimming at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatics Center.Credit...Diana Markosian for The New York Times Supported by By Apoorva Tadepalli Ms.

For many athletes, it is the pinnacle of their career. They have trained hard for years to take part in the Olympic Games. Winning a medal is a childhood dream for most of them—only surpassed by ...