Michael Phelps is an amazing athlete and clearly has a physical advantage with his height, wingspan, and double jointedness, but he would not be where he is today without the advancements in technology. Technology has allowed not only swimmers, but all Olympic athletes to get a slight advantage in comparison to the past. Before the use of technology, money had little to no impact on the Olympics, but now you must be able to pay to train and get technological advantages if you want to have a fair chance at winning. In this article we will focus on how technology has impacted debatably the biggest summer Olympic event – swimming.

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