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).
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).
To draft you must be in someones slipstream.If they are near the lane line on your side and you are near them they don't need to be much in front of you for you to benefit(think how close geese in flight are.)
If you are in front you want to be in the middle of the lane,or if there is only one swimmer who could draft off you you want to be near the opposite lane from them.
In the really well designed pools the outside lanes are as fast as the middle lanes,not in a poorly designed pool.
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).
To draft you must be in someones slipstream.If they are near the lane line on your side and you are near them they don't need to be much in front of you for you to benefit(think how close geese in flight are.)
If you are in front you want to be in the middle of the lane,or if there is only one swimmer who could draft off you you want to be near the opposite lane from them.
In the really well designed pools the outside lanes are as fast as the middle lanes,not in a poorly designed pool.
