Undoubtedly, playing away from home always adds an extra difficulty in team sports. The home advantage is commonly accepted across fans and athletes. Terms for expressing the importance of the home crowd in an exhibition, such as the 12th man (Football) or the 6th man (Basketball), are widely known. But can the same be anticipated for individual sports, too? Do the home fans hold a major role in the performance of an
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Swimming is indissolubly related to the Summer Olympics in the contemporary form they are known on a global scale. Since the first modern Olympics in 1896, inspired by the vision of the French educator and historian Pierre de Coubertin, it is one of the most popular spectator sports, by having the second largest number of events after Athletics at the Games. The interest is reasonably justified because swimming records come one after another in each event.
Abstract
This research focuses on the swimming times of the Olympic finals, which lead to the obtainment of the gold medal for both men
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