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How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen?

04/08/2012

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How extraordinary was Ye Shiwen's Olympic performance? More or Less looks at the numbers.

How extraordinary was Ye Shiwen's Olympic performance? A US swim coach called her 400m medley swim "disturbing". More or Less investigates.

There was controversy this week after Ye Shiwen - a young Chinese swimmer - won the 400 metre individual medley in fine style. 

A US swimming coach called the performance "disturbing", implying that she may have cheated. 

More Or Less investigates the numbers and finds there's no statistical smoking gun.

(Image: China's Ye Shiwen competing in the women's 200m individual medley heats swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Credit: AFP PHOTO/LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

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