Swimming in Data
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Author(s)
Douglass, Katherine
Lamb, Augustus
Lu, Jerry
Ono, Ken
Tenpas, William
Date Issued
March 24, 2024
Journal
The Mathematical Intelligencer
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Citation
Douglass, K., Lamb, A., Lu, J. et al. Swimming in Data. Math Intelligencer (2024).
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Final published version
Abstract
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the Olympic Final,” thunders from the loudspeakers, yet it is barely audible over the deafening roar of a crowd ten thousand strong. One long blast of the referee’s whistle summons eight of the world’s fastest swimmers to the starting blocks. The air is thick with anticipation as the noise of the crowd gradually fades and tunnel vision sets in. To compete in the Olympics is to have arrived at the pinnacle of one’s sport. It is the realization of a dream shared by the youngest summer league swimmer and the most outstanding professional. It is the realization of years of sacrifice—grueling workouts, lost sleep, missing out on adolescent rites of passage. And now, in front of millions of fans, the chance to bring home a medal, to stand on the podium draped in the national flag, to feel that all of the hard work and sacrifice was worth it. The chance to make history is at hand.
Subjects
History and Philosophy of Science
General Mathematics
MIT Department
Sloan School of Management
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-024-10339-0
