Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Why great Olympic feats raise suspicions

http://www.nature.com/news/why-great-olympic-feats-raise-suspicions-1.11109?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20120807

Was Ye’s performance anomalous?

Yes. Her time in the 400 IM was more than 7 seconds faster than her time in the same event at a major meet in July 2011. But what really raised eyebrows was her showing in the last 50 metres, which she swam faster than US swimmer Ryan Lochte did when he won gold in the men’s 400 IM on Saturday, with the second-fastest time ever for that event.

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