Going For The Gold? Optimization Is Key

With the winter Olympics starting, I am once again amazed at the smaller differences between who wins a medal and how does not. For example, in last summer's men's 50-meter freestyle swimming competition, Caeleb Dressel of the U.S. took the gold with the score 21.07 second—and Thom De Boer of the Netherlands came in 'last' at 21.79 seconds. What a difference a fraction of a second can make. The difference is all about optimization of performance—through diet, training and stretching, mental preparation, choice of swimwear, and more.

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