As a photographer for Sports Illustrated, he captured scenes of triumph and agony, including in classic shots of swimmer Michael Phelps and the Miracle on Ice.

For 18 years, Nancy Spiller savored “the magic of living in the canyon” high up in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., where the sun each morning would cast the craggy brush-covered mountains ...

The first recorded competitive canoe sprint race took place at the British Royal Canoe Club in 1869. Canoe and kayak races feature on the Olympic Games programme, each with its own specific rules.