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What Happened to Rebecca Twigg?

Bicycles & Accessories, College Sports, International Sports Competitions, People & Society, Social Issues & Advocacy, Sports / February 15, 2022

Rebecca Twigg is a former Olympian for the United States. She won several awards, including two Olympic medals. Needless to say, at the peak of her career with several product endorsements and magazine covers. But where is this wonder woman today? After winning two Olympic medals in cycling, six world championships, appearing on the cover […]

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How Does Tolerance Influence Olympic Swimming Results?

Olympic swimming is notorious for awarding ties. However, for the first time in history, in the 2016 Rio Olympics, three Olympians were awarded silver medals. Pools were not designed to the millimeter tolerances required to measure thousandths of a second. As a result, Olympic swimming is timed only in hundredths of a second. This method