Read moreThe Art of the Relay Start: Analyzing Swimming's Volatile Variable14 June 2025The Art of the Relay Start: Analyzing Swimming's Volatile Variable Bruce Hayes at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Jason Lezak at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Many of swimming’s most captivating moments have come on relays, in tight races decided by fractions of seconds. Any slight error coul...