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Usain Bolt high-stepped to the finish of the 100-meter race and started his celebration early, throwing out his arms and thumping his chest.

He obliterated the world record in the 100 meters with a 9.69 second performance on Saturday night, turning his Olympic gold medal performance into a show of astounding talent.

Sports fans and average humans were left dumbfounded last week as Michael Phelps and his USA Swimming teammates shattered records on a daily basis. With 20 world-best marks falling in Bejing—as many as in the last two Olympics combined—what's the scientific secret weapon? And while Olympians crushed 28 records in 1972—the year Mark Spitz won his now-surpassed seven gold medals—what makes Phelps and Co. so much better than swimmers of yesteryear?

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fficial timekeeper Omega released a digital photo sequence of last week’s riveting 100-meter butterfly finish at the Olympics—and it’s still not clear to the naked eye just who won.Photo Phelps (left) and Cavic (right).(AP Photo/Omega)However, according to Omega timer Silvio Chianese, the results are clear.“In the third set of images, with Phelps on the left, it is clear he is really pushing hard, while Cavic, on the right, is just arriving,” Chianese told The Associated Press on Saturday.