TIME reporter Sean Gregory joins the women in the USA Olympic synchronized swimming team to experience just how tough the …
How They Train
How They Train: Pole Vaulting with Joel Stein
TIME columnist Joel Stein gets a lesson in pole vaulting – and an assessment of his inner daredevil – with Olympian Brad Walker in San Diego
How They Train: Fencing with Sean Gregory
TIME reporter Sean Gregory visits the Manhattan Fencing Center to get a lesson in what Olympic coach Yury Gelman calls “physical chess”