Newspond - Why Winning Athletes Are Getting Bigger

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While watching swimmers line up during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, former Olympic swimmer and NBC Sports commentator Rowdy Gaines quipped that swimmers keep getting bigger, with the shortest one in the current race towering over the average spectator.

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show root post Misleading title,It considers only Swimming and Running Athletics.As for the rest Chinese dominated this current Olympics and did exceptionally well in 2004.And they ain't tall by any standard.Even in swimming i saw many smaller athletes win.Japanese swimmers won some races in shorter distance classes.Exception to this rules,thats what makes events like Olympics special.Winning against all odds.

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Misleading title,It considers only Swimming and Running Athletics.As for the rest Chinese dominated this current Olympics and did exceptionally well in 2004.And they ain't tall by any standard.Even in swimming i saw many smaller athletes win.Japanese swimmers won some races in shorter distance classes.Exception to this rules,thats what makes events like Olympics special.Winning against all odds.

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