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...preparation for Barcelona, German hammer thrower Heinz Weis, with his trainer and a biomechanist, have been poring over video data on Yuri Sedykh, the Soviet thrower who set a world record in 1986 that still stands. One element of Sedykh's success, they believe, was his ability to generate maximum power by keeping both feet on the ground as long as possible during the three or four preparatory spins. Scientists at the U.S. aquatic center, working with swimming coaches, have suggested changes to American backstroker Janie Wagstaff and freestyler Matt Biondi in their underwater pulling patterns. Biondi was urged...
...most ambitious technique-enhancing device yet may be the robot that is helping prepare America's table-tennis team for Barcelona. Dubbed R-4 and costing $50,000, the robot can simulate the styles of the best Ping-Pong players in the world. A computer-driven motor that spins at 6,000 r.p.m. can shoot a ball at up to 60 m.p.h. "The robot eliminates the need to travel to China and Japan to practice against the best players in the world," says Olympic hopeful Sean O'Neill. "This is a training tool that allows you to practice against them...
Olympic athletes know that extensive preparation contributes to a great performance, and that's a lesson our photo department has taken to heart. Operations manager Kevin McVea spent more than a year mapping out TIME's technical requirements for the Barcelona Summer Games. Readers will begin to see the results this week in our coverage of the opening ceremonies. Thanks to new equipment in place at our press center, we will be able to bring high- resolution images to our readers in special sections on the Olympics so long as there's a medal...
...Barcelona, the daily work of seven photographers will be reviewed by associate picture editor MaryAnne Golon, Paris-based picture editor Barbara Nagelsmith and picture researcher Mary Worrell Bousquette. Imaging specialist Kin Wah Lam will transmit the edited selections to picture editor Michele Stephenson and assistant picture editors Karen Zakrison and Eleanor Taylor. A new Eastman Kodak 2035 scanner will be used to send pictures to us here at headquarters in a mere 45 seconds. The editors will sift through these low- resolution "first drafts" and pick the photos to be sent via satellite to them in publishable form...
...operations before joining TIME in 1988. Over the years, his job has grown from one primarily involved with logistics and coordination to the greater challenge of integrating electronic photo transmission into our operations. The new workstations aren't the only reason Kevin will be working under less pressure in Barcelona. His wife Barbara was due to give birth to their second child only two days after the opening ceremonies in Albertville last February, and he faced a harrowing round-trip journey to attend the birth. Happily, the McVeas' son Kyle decided to make his debut a bit early...