MathematicsJuly 8, 2024
‘Digital Twins’ Give Olympic Swimmers a Boost
In the Paris 2024 summer Olympics, swimmers will be guided by their digital twin. Here’s how they work to help the fastest swimmers break records
Stories by Augustus Lamb
Augustus Lamb has a master’s degree from the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Data Science. He received his undergraduate degree in computer science from UVA in 2023. He was on the university’s swim team for five years and competed as part of the school’s National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams in addition to representing the program at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in 2021. He placed 10th in 50-meter freestyle at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.