Olympic diver’s motions captured underwater [video]

Olympic diver’s motions captured underwater [video]

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Computer scientists have isolated the movements of Olympic swimmers and divers with a new technique that reveals their motions above and below the water.

The work, conducted by Manhattan Mocap, LLC, together with New York University’s Movement Laboratory and The New York Times, analyzes Dana Vollmer, who won three gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as well as Abby Johnston, who won a silver medal in synchronized diving, and Nicholas McCrory, a bronze medalist in synchronized diving.

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