Some very interesting results. From the article, in 50m races (where you only swim in 1 direction) normally, due to seeding, lanes 1-3 win an average of 7.25 medals and lanes 6-8 win 5.25 medals. In 2013, 1-3 won 1 medal, 6-8 won 11. In the 1,500 free, lanes 5-8 swam faster in one direction than the other while lanes 1-4 swam faster in the opposite direction, suggesting a circular current. They interviewed an American who PR'ed in lane 8 and won a surprising silver medal who played it all off as a mental placebo effect and having only a very minimal real effect.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/swimmings-current-controversy-1406229831?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLE_Video_second
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http://online.wsj.com/articles/swimmings-current-controversy-1406229831?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLE_Video_second
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Ed O'Malley
www.VeloVetta.com
Founder of VeloVetta Cycling Shoes
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