Every year, top athletes set new world records. But are today’s record holders really better than those of the past? Or do modern athletes get their edge from their high tech gear? Top sports scientist Steve Haake sets off on a journey to investigate. He travels to Canada, the USA, and Germany to meet five champions. Each athlete demonstrates how their modern training and equipment enhances their performance, and then Steve challenges them to compete against a legendary athlete using old-school vintage gear. Each experimental matchup has a surprising result.
Antoine Adams
Jean Basson
Paul Biedermann
Bingtian Su
Keston Bledman
Usain Bolt
Erich Borchmeyer
Trayvon Brommell
Beryl Burton
Levi Cadogan
Adi Dassler
Rudolf Dassler
Andre De Grasse
Gert Fredriksson
Justin Gatlin
Tyson Gay
Caryl Smith Gilbert
Ramon Gittens
Steve Haake
Sarah Hammer
Adolf Hitler
Uwe Hohn
Danila Isotow
BeeJay Lee
Jason Livermore
Nikita Lobinzew
Remontay McClain
Ralph Metcalfe
Kenrick Monk
Christina Obergföll
Martinus Osendarp
Jesse Owens
Michael Phelps
Asafa Powell
Mike Rodgers
Fritz Schilgen
Mark Spitz
Lennart Strandberg
Sho Uchida
Adam van Koeverden
Sebastiaan Verschuren
Jimmy Vicaut
Greg Wells
Fatima Whitbread
Frank Wykoff