Analysis shows now-banned technical swimsuits led to top swim performances in 2009
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 10:01
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Superstar swimmers and certain comic book superheroes have something unusual in common--when they wear special suits, they gain phenomenal abilities. A first-of-its-kind study from Northwestern Medicine highlights how now-banned technical swimsuits artificially enhanced athlete performance in 2009.