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Know Your Olympic Sport: Michael Phelps (i.e. Swimming)
Every four years, we watch. We marvel at badminton and wonder about the modern decathlon. With more than 300 gold medals awarded across 37 disciplines, our lives are suddenly much less productive. To aid in your immersion, we continue with our daily edition of "know your Olympic sport," by answering some and posing some questions about the science of Michael Phelps (and swimming).
12.16.2008 at 03:33pm - Comment by threedogswimI have to agree with Mr Schaeps regarding the writer's lack of expertise and background. Aside from the obvious goofs noticeable to all swimmers and swim-PHANS, it appears Mr Schaeps did not even WATCH the Games. Proof? "when the start gun is fired" "react to the gun" "to jump the gun" "The starter's pistol" "each swimmer hears the gun" THERE IS -NO- GUN. The PopSci folks are invited to write to me or Mr Schaeps for fact-checking next time a swim story comes around. Perhaps the Feb 20, 2009 meeting between FINA, swimsuit manufacturers, and even swim COACHES, to discuss the numerous questions and conflicting claims of suit technology and the swimming rules applicable to them. Or wait until 2012.
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