We all know that drafting off someone allows you to go faster with less effort, I am wondering if being drafted off of slows one down? Anyone know?
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If someone is drafting off you and they know how to draft, it is like pulling another person along. When swimming I drafted off two swimmers one on each side of me for over twenty miles. As each swimmer tried to break away I would draft off the guy trying to get away and latch on to him. I was so rested after 20 miles it was like I was just getting in the water. When I wanted to leave them with eight miles to go they were axhausted and I swam away from them easily. One of the great drafters was Abdel Latif Abou Heif the great Egytian Marathon swimmer, he was called the "Crocodile of the Nile" www.noww.nl/.../port-heif-abdellatief-abouheif.html
George Park www.swimdownhill.com
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Former Member
If someone is drafting off you and they know how to draft, it is like pulling another person along. When swimming I drafted off two swimmers one on each side of me for over twenty miles. As each swimmer tried to break away I would draft off the guy trying to get away and latch on to him. I was so rested after 20 miles it was like I was just getting in the water. When I wanted to leave them with eight miles to go they were axhausted and I swam away from them easily. One of the great drafters was Abdel Latif Abou Heif the great Egytian Marathon swimmer, he was called the "Crocodile of the Nile" www.noww.nl/.../port-heif-abdellatief-abouheif.html
George Park www.swimdownhill.com
