"Doctors were surprised when they found that Pinsent had a lung capacity of 8½ litres, 2 litres more than his longtime rowing partner Sir Steve Redgrave. At more than twice the normal volume, it was thought to be the biggest lung capacity in Britain and a key factor in Pinsent’s pull to victory in Athens last year.
Now Josh West, a 6ft 10in former geochemistry student at Cambridge University, who took part in four Oxford and Cambridge boat races and is a British hopeful for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, has been measured with a lung capacity of 8.9 litres.
Peter Shakespeare, performance development manager for British rowing, said: “We are looking for people who have got something better than even Redgrave and Pinsent. We measure between the ages of 16 and 18 for height, arm span, endurance and strength.
“But only one in 10,000 people have the physiological aspects needed for rowing, swimming or cycling."
We could just try and build our own Olympian - Steve's feet, Dom's forearms, Morgan's headband etc...
Any suggestions welcome!
Here's a link to the full article:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1734600,00.html
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