Last week, Drew Gordon said it's possible for a swimmer to draft in meets if the swimmer gets very close to the lane lines.
This had me thinking: can you really gain something from drafting in a pool when you race? (Don't forget that drafting means you're BEHIND someone!)
And what about swimming near the lane lines in general? is it better than swimming right in the middle of the lane? For all styles?
And swimming in lane 8 or 1 (in a 10 lane pool like they had in Shanghai)?
Is it really far enough from the walls? (I think not but maybe it's just my imagination).
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Last week, Drew Gordon said it's possible for a swimmer to draft in meets if the swimmer gets very close to the lane lines.
This had me thinking: can you really gain something from drafting in a pool when you race? (Don't forget that drafting means you're BEHIND someone!)
And what about swimming near the lane lines in general? is it better than swimming right in the middle of the lane? For all styles?
And swimming in lane 8 or 1 (in a 10 lane pool like they had in Shanghai)?
Is it really far enough from the walls? (I think not but maybe it's just my imagination).
Hell yeah it works! People do it in practice all the time (usually pissing off the draftee). You can do it right up behind someones feet, but the optimal position if from the middle of the thigh to the feet and to the side.....like geese that fly in a "V" formation. There was some discussion of it in our class at SwimFest 2011, especially for OW swimming.
I've drafted off Olympians before and while it "helps" there is no substitution for training. Perhaps one of the most notable drafts was Jason Lezak on the 4x100 Free relay in Beijing.:applaud:
Last week, Drew Gordon said it's possible for a swimmer to draft in meets if the swimmer gets very close to the lane lines.
This had me thinking: can you really gain something from drafting in a pool when you race? (Don't forget that drafting means you're BEHIND someone!)
And what about swimming near the lane lines in general? is it better than swimming right in the middle of the lane? For all styles?
And swimming in lane 8 or 1 (in a 10 lane pool like they had in Shanghai)?
Is it really far enough from the walls? (I think not but maybe it's just my imagination).
Hell yeah it works! People do it in practice all the time (usually pissing off the draftee). You can do it right up behind someones feet, but the optimal position if from the middle of the thigh to the feet and to the side.....like geese that fly in a "V" formation. There was some discussion of it in our class at SwimFest 2011, especially for OW swimming.
I've drafted off Olympians before and while it "helps" there is no substitution for training. Perhaps one of the most notable drafts was Jason Lezak on the 4x100 Free relay in Beijing.:applaud:
