Whether the findings apply equally to young, experienced, male, or swift athletes is unclear.
BAT found the late Sandy Amoros, an outfielder from the 50's, in a one-room flat in Tampa without the money for the leg prosthesis the once-swift athlete needed.
Mothers with strollers or Dads with toddlers, delivery people with hand trucks and hipsters with Razor scooters face the same challenges as older people, whether from uneven sidewalks, poor lighting, streets that favor cars, or street crossings that are too wide or timed too poorly for all but the swiftest athletes.
Is Olympic athlete Victoria Pendleton as swift with a whisk as she is round the velodrome?
Some athletes said the swift currents in the Hudson between 97th Street and the 79th Street Boat Basin, the end point for the swim leg, left them shaken.
On Tuesday, Wada's president, Sir Craig Reedie, said he was "very disturbed" by these allegations, which would "shake the foundation of clean athletes worldwide" and "require swift and close scrutiny".
Reaction was swift on Twitter from other well-known athletes, parents and even dentists.
Olly Robinson, from the same team, shot me a helpless expression as he witnessed the swift retreat of the majority of the athletes at my sluggish approach, as soon as I presented myself as an on-duty reporter.
The Sheffield athlete duly launched an ambitious attack after a swift first lap and opened a lead of about 10 metres on Chernova before the pace took its toll in the home straight.
The main LGBT group on the right, Log Cabin Republicans, has been swift in inviting Jenner to join them, seeing in the former athlete and reality TV star a potential champion of their cause.
More recently, with the introduction of the NIKE swift suit in 2002 the focus of sports companies and athletes moved to the so called "low drag suits".
