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Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

Heinz Kluetmeier, a pioneer in underwater sports photography who captured more than 100 Sports Illustrated covers, dies at 82

Photographer Heinz Kluetmeier stands on the sidelines of an NFL game with a Nikon camera and telephoto lens.

Photographer Heinz Kluetmeier is perhaps best known for his more than 100 Sports Illustrated cover photos, including an iconic shot of the 1980 'Miracle on Ice' US Olympic hockey upset over the Soviet Union and the 2008 underwater photo that proved Michael Phelps’ seventh gold medal finish.

But to many, Kluetmeier was also considered a pioneer in the technology behind those iconic sports images, after becoming the first to experiment with underwater cameras during swimming competitions.

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