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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Definitely possible -
I once watched a women's backstroke race - think it was in the 2002 Commonwealth finals - anyway, one girl was literally sweeping the water from under the girl in the next lane, making it harder for that 2nd girl to get a good grip on her pull.
Kind of drafting in reverse?
Definitely possible -
I once watched a women's backstroke race - think it was in the 2002 Commonwealth finals - anyway, one girl was literally sweeping the water from under the girl in the next lane, making it harder for that 2nd girl to get a good grip on her pull.
Kind of drafting in reverse?
