Wonders of Water at the Olympic Games

The past twelve days it has been exciting to watch the best swimmers in the world compete in the London Olympics, setting at least nine new world records. And the most decorated Olympian in history made his emphatic mark in the pool.

These athletes make it all look so easy, but, in fact, they have to exert tremendous energy propelling their bodies through water that is 784 times more dense than air. The same is true for the synchro-swimmers, sailors, rowers, kayakers and those tigers of the pool, the water-polo players.

They entertain us like crazy - and they renew our sense of awe at the spectacle of mere humans performing almost super-human feats. Water and the human form are an awesome combination.

When the splashing is all over and ripples subside, we ought to offer prayers of gratitude to the Creator who makes such dazzling achievements of wonder possible!

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Image Sources:
Michael Phelps - Christophe Simon  AFP/GettyImages
Canadian Rowing Team - Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press