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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In the really well designed pools the outside lanes are as fast as the middle lanes,not in a poorly designed pool.
Is a really well designed pool intended to mean one that has overflow type gutters (either deck level or below deck level)? Or is there some other aspect of pool design that would make those outside lanes faster? If so, what would those aspects be?
In the really well designed pools the outside lanes are as fast as the middle lanes,not in a poorly designed pool.
Is a really well designed pool intended to mean one that has overflow type gutters (either deck level or below deck level)? Or is there some other aspect of pool design that would make those outside lanes faster? If so, what would those aspects be?
