Tokyo Olympics: Colourful array of athlete tattoos on display

World records have tumbled and gold medals won but the colourful array of tattoos on show at the world swimming championships have proved just as eye-catching, be they designs of sharks, dolphins and the Olympic rings. A vast array of images, script, and secretive symbols adorned the bodies of competitors, from flowing and harmonious waves to powerful and speedy creatures of the deep. Take a look...

A tattoo of the Olympic rings are seen on the back of a Netherlands athlete. Credit: Reuters Photo

Singapore's Joseph Schooling has inked the Olympic Rings tattoo on the arm. Credit: AFP Photo

A Olympic rings tattoo is pictured on the arm of an athlete. Credit: AFP Photo

USA's Bowen Becker has a 'M' tatoo on his back. Credit: AFP Photo

A tattoo is seen on the back of Singapore's Joseph Schooling. Credit: AFP Photo

USA's Caeleb Dressel's tattoos are photographed during a semi-final of the men's 100m freestyle swimming event. Credit: AFP Photo

A Olympic rings tattoo is pictured on a judoka's foot. Credit: Reuters Photo

Canada's Sydney Pickrem has a popular maple leaf tattoo on her back. Credit: AFP Photo

Poland's hammer thrower Pawel Fajdek's tattoo, with the Polish emblem on his arm. Credit: Reuters Photo