Tyler Clary of the United States competes in the Men's 200m Backstroke Final and creates a perfect examples of surface tension
By James Nye: Looking like he is completely enveloped in clear gel, men's 2012 Olympic 200m backstroke winner Clary moves sleekly through the pool as he battles to win. Captured on camera as he is about to break the surface of the water, Tayler Clary seems to be perfectly wrapped in glass because of a physical phenomenon called surface tension. Put simply, all water has a 'skin' and in the photograph, Clary is breaking through that skin as he swims in the race which was part of his road to victory in 2012. 
Ryan Lochte of the United States, Tyler Clary of the United States and Fenglin Zhang of China compete in the Men's 200m Backstroke final at the London Olympic Games
The photograph has been compared to a dolphin rising out of the water and for Clary, the split second moment was captured on July 29th, at the INA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 29, 2011 in Shanghai, China Winning gold at the 2012 Olympics for the backstroke event on August 2nd this year, the 23-year-old athlete joined the stellar ranks of Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte as swimming legends.
Tyler Clary of the United States celebrates after winning the gold in the Men's 200m Backstroke final on August 2nd of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre in London
And last night, the gold medalist seemed to enjoy the fruits of all his hard work as he let his hair down at the WWE pool party which was held in West Hollywood last night. Arriving dressed in a simple jeans and T-shirt, unlike the other celebrity attendees, all Clary needed as an invitation was his London 2012 Olympic gold medal. Tyler, who also has become an accomplished DJ, has arrived back home after partying for days in London, following the U.S. swimming teams success.
Olympic gold medalist Tyler Clary attends the WWE SummerSlam VIP Kick-Off Party at Beverly Hills Hotel last night
They enjoyed a series of riotous nights out as they let their hair down after months of rigorous training and abstinence. He teamed his gold medal with a USA top as he arrived for the event. Earlier he had tweeted: 'Man I really needed that nap, good rest for the WWE Pool Party with Pauly D tonight! Going to be a good time :)' Source: Travelfwd+
