Science & Sports

Let your viewer explore the science, engineering and technology that are helping athletes maximize their performance for their next championship. Show them how top swimmers are learning to master the basics of fluid dynamics through the observation of shrimps. The quest to win in a championship demand an incredible amount of preparation time and effort on the part of the athlete. The coach makes most of the decisions concerning how to train them but sometimes they need help to increase the probability of success. To this purpose, special scientific programs are working to optimize athletic performance. By the same creative team of Science vs Terrorism, this 4-parter will have access to the labs and training sessions around the world, where scientists measure and analyze performances, friction, materials, interactions with the ground - in order to define the best movement and design the most adapted equipment. While aiming to increase the number of medals, these studies can have positive effects in other fields: for example, the understanding of how muscle fibers work can also help to identify muscle disorders at an early stage.