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OLYMPICS, Page 621992 SUMMER GAMESGearing Up
Maybe engineers and designers should get Olympic medals. In
the pole vault, heights jumped 30% with the switch from bamboo to
fiber-glass and carbon-composite poles. Tracks have been
resurfaced to give runners more bounce and speed, and pools have
been designed to dampen wave action that buffets swimmers. Some
athletes fear their events could become contests of equipment
and facilities, but as any coach would admit, it still takes a
great swimmer to bring out the best in a great pool.