2012 Olympics: Swimming

To be fair, the line between superstition (excuse me, I mean "anecdotal evidence") and science is pretty blurry in swimming and other sports with MANY coaches/athletes. It is just a little more obvious in this case. And I wouldn't discount the placebo effect here. And when you're willing (and capable, apparently) to throw hundreds of thousands of dollars at your training, why not try some things that may be a little dubious? Dara hasn't lasted this long in the sport by just doing what most people her age are doing. Hard to argue with that whether you love her or hate her!

To be fair, the line between superstition (excuse me, I mean "anecdotal evidence") and science is pretty blurry in swimming and other sports with MANY coaches/athletes. It is just a little more obvious in this case. And I wouldn't discount the placebo effect here. And when you're willing (and capable, apparently) to throw hundreds of thousands of dollars at your training, why not try some things that may be a little dubious? Dara hasn't lasted this long in the sport by just doing what most people her age are doing. Hard to argue with that whether you love her or hate her!