Diving competition in open water !

Diving in open water with a yacht in the background (the diver is positioned on a diving board, and not on a starting block!) is certainly not conform to the Olympic Games standards !

Painful dive

This woman is much too close to the water surface, this dive will end very painfully.

Missing cap

In waterpolo, the players always wear a head cap, to show clearly which team they belong to.

Rudderless sailboat

Sailboat without helm and rudder.

Women waterpolo

A waterpolo competition for women was certainly not organised at the Olympic games of Los Angeles in 1984.

Wrong position

Too close to the end for a running jump, too far for a standing jump.

Strange swimmer

All swimmers are crawling, except one who is butterfly stroking.

Against the rules

A wind-surfer in swimming suit is against the rules : life jackets are obligatory during a contest.

Wrong caps.

In waterpolo, the teams always wear black or white caps, the goalkeepers a red one.

Accident

This dive from the wrong side of the springboard will not end up in water but on the hard ground

Missing blocs

Swimcompetition without starting blocs.

Too high

The highest level in diving is 10 meter, the diver here seems a least 30m above the water surface.

Strange competition

Swimmers without cap : one of them is already swimming while the other one is still waiting to start

Wrong position

The riggers holding the oars should be above water level.

Clean or not ?

Is is obvious that this swimmer has to urgently perform a doping test.

Wrong colour

The red cap with number 1 is reserved for the goalkeeper.

Missing riggers

Missing riggers to fix the oars.

Strange

This canoetist is making a very strange paddle-action.

Strange position

The paddles seem to be hold behind the neck.

Mixed competition

Wrong representation of the Olympic rings, and mixed swim competition with men and women.

Wrong team

This stamp illustrates a rowing event not, as might be expected, with the rowing four which had won a gold medal for the Federal Republic at Munich, but with the rowing four of the D.D.R.

Wrong direction

The swimmers are crossing the lanes instead of following them.

Strange

Head is too small comparing to the body. And a strange competition, without boat and competing with a swan.

Wrong number

An Olympic rowing competition with three rowers does not exist.

Two errors

No starting blocs and wrong starting position.

Too big

The rower is much too big for the boat.

Impossible position

Impossible position of this rowers.

Not présent

Waterpolo for women was not a competition at the Summer Olympic Games in 1956.

Wrong design

Wrong rigger design

Not enough space

This sculller is unable to stretch his legs!

Not a the Olympic Games

In the women 8 rowing competition at the Olympic Games in Sydney, each rower has only one oar (4 at each side of the boat).

Strange

With full sails and no visible crew, so cloge to the border, is at least unusual.

Much too late

Why is this swimster still waiting, as all the others have already leaved their starting blocks ?

Missed start

The swimmer in the front lane has obviously missed her start, and is falling directly in the water.

Too far

There is no reason why the feet are not close to the edge of the starting block.

Mixed

Different rowcompetitions in one race

Missing paddles

The rowing ^paddles at the right side should have been visible.

Too high

The highest platform for diving at the Olympic Games is 10 meter. The way the stamp was designed, it seems at least 50 meter.

Strange start

Strange way to start a cometition for a well trained swimmer.

Different styles

Two different row styles in the same competition

Not present

A speedboat competition at the Olympic Games ? Not yet.

Strange number

There is really no reason to put a number on the ball !

Too close

This diver is much too close to the water surface, this dive will end very painfully.

Still dry

Despite this swimmer does not wear a cap, his hair is still dry.

Missing rower

Olympic competitions with three rowers do not exist.

Dry water ?

Swimcompetition with long air that remains dry !

Wrong position

Wrong start position of the diver - wrong representation of the olympic rings

Out of proportion

Or the rower is too big, or the boat is too small

Painful landing

This will lead to a painful landing !

Too close

How can they move without obstructing each other?

Wrong direction

The water is moving in the wrong direction.

Not present

Synchronized swimming was not a competition at these Olympic Games

Missing sails

Missing or transparant sails - see other boats