Fastest in the Pool : The Role of Technological Innovation on Swimming Record Breaks

The ultimate goal of any world-class swimmer is to break a record, and technology enables that accomplishment. Using 40 years of data at the individual, national and international level, we identify the quantitative impact that innovation has had on the number of record breaks. We find small but statistically significant impacts on both the number of breaks and the interval between breaks

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Preston, Claire ; Johnson, Daniel K. N.
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Technischer Fortschritt \| Technological change \| Innovation \| Theorie \| Theory

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (18 p)
Series:	Colorado College Working Paper ; No. 2011-07
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 22, 2011 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1914580 [DOI]
Classification:	O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development ; L83 - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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