A former competitive swimmer, MIT graduate student Jerry Lu works to optimize the performance of elite athletes and their sporting organizations. Here, Jerry Lu, left, works with grad student Anatole Borisov to increase his performance in the pool. Credits : Photo: Bryce Vickmark
A former competitive swimmer, MIT graduate student Jerry Lu works to optimize the performance of elite athletes and their sporting organizations. Here, Jerry Lu, left, works with grad student Anatole Borisov to increase his performance in the pool. Credits : Photo: Bryce Vickmark Master's student Jerry Lu works to optimize the performance of both athletes and their sporting organizations. "All I did was swim," says Jerry Lu, recalling his teenage years as a competitive swimmer. "From age 12 to 19, it was close to 30 hours a week of training." Although Lu no longer competes himself, his understanding of the dedication and impeccable technique required in elite sports continues to shape his path as a master's student at the MIT Sloan School of Management. As an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, Lu majored in systems and information engineering and economics. He had stopped swimming competitively, but he stayed connected to the sport as a technical performance consultant for the university's nationally ranked swim team.
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