Beyond the dream: Sport biomechanist on the race to success with Singapore’s national athletes, Lifestyle News
Lifestyle For many Singaporeans who caught the Olympics at home, watching athletes test their limits on a global stage is simply a sight to behold.As he scrubs through recorded footage of the games, 39-year-old Ivan Ee sees these athletes like a "puzzle"— every stroke of the hand, stride in the step, could clue him in on where to adjust their performance. In his profession as a sport biomechanist with Sport Singapore, Ivan works with some of Team Singapore's swimmers to strengthen high performance sports with science.It was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when Ivan was presented a golden opportunity. For the first time, the Olympic Games had included a women's 1,500m freestyle event. A campaign was put together to secure a junior swim athlete's qualification, with Ivan being brought into the task force as a sport...
