"Top Secret" Technology To Help U.S. Swimmers Trim Times at Beijing Olympics
Friday, August 8, 2008 - 10:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Milliseconds can mean the difference between triumph and defeat in the world of Olympic sports, leading more trainers and athletes to look toward technology as a tool to get an edge on the competition. A fluids mechanics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., is using flow measurement techniques to help American swimmers sharpen their strokes, shave seconds from their lap times, and race toward a gold medal in Beijing.