I know it's early and there's many races to go but --- wanted to ask the experienced swimmers here what they think of Lochte's performance so far.
Is he trying to do too much and swim too many events? I thought he'd medal every event he was in but it looks like he was out of the hardware awards in the 200 freestyle.
Also --- a general question: What's the purpose of the "warm-down" pool? Is it significantly warmer than the main long-course pool? Does it just promote greater relaxation? Is it a usual fixture at major competitions?
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Also --- a general question: What's the purpose of the "warm-down" pool? Is it significantly warmer than the main long-course pool? Does it just promote greater relaxation? Is it a usual fixture at major competitions?
Warming down by swimming a few slow, easy laps is essential after a swimming race. It allows the heart rate and blood pressure to return to normal, and it helps flush lactic acid out of the muscles.
Warm-down lanes are required at most swim meets. The USMS rule states:
102.4 Warm-up/Warm-down
102.4.1 Availability—If there is no other warm-up/warm-down area available in pools of five lanes or more, one lane shall be set aside for warm-up/warmdown during the conduct of the meet. If there is no other warm-up/warmdown area available in pools of four or fewer lanes, swimmers shall be allowed to swim to the other end of the pool at the end of each heat, and a warm-up/warm-down period shall be offered at least once during each half-hour of competition.
If there is a separate warm-down pool, it is usually not significantly warmer than the competition pool. At the US Olympic Trials in Omaha, the warm-up/warm-down pool was kept approximately one degree warmer than the competition pool.
Also --- a general question: What's the purpose of the "warm-down" pool? Is it significantly warmer than the main long-course pool? Does it just promote greater relaxation? Is it a usual fixture at major competitions?
Warming down by swimming a few slow, easy laps is essential after a swimming race. It allows the heart rate and blood pressure to return to normal, and it helps flush lactic acid out of the muscles.
Warm-down lanes are required at most swim meets. The USMS rule states:
102.4 Warm-up/Warm-down
102.4.1 Availability—If there is no other warm-up/warm-down area available in pools of five lanes or more, one lane shall be set aside for warm-up/warmdown during the conduct of the meet. If there is no other warm-up/warmdown area available in pools of four or fewer lanes, swimmers shall be allowed to swim to the other end of the pool at the end of each heat, and a warm-up/warm-down period shall be offered at least once during each half-hour of competition.
If there is a separate warm-down pool, it is usually not significantly warmer than the competition pool. At the US Olympic Trials in Omaha, the warm-up/warm-down pool was kept approximately one degree warmer than the competition pool.
