Katie Ledecky and April Ross and Alix Klineman are among the athletes featured in the NBC Learn series, “Changing the Games: Women in STEM at the Tokyo Olympics.”
The 10-part video series focuses on women in science, technology, engineering and math careers who work with top U.S. Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls.
More information on the series is available here.
In the swimming episode, a senior USOPC strength and conditioning coach showed how swimmers like Ledecky train the right muscles to maximize performance in the pool.
Ross and Klineman, the world’s second-ranked beach volleyball team, leaned on their coach, who used math and statistical tools to guide game strategy.