Originally posted by ande
The best place to draft is directly behind a swimmer,
which you can do in practice and open water swims.
Perhaps not true. I think staying approximately at the leading swimmer's hip might be the best place, but not very easy in practice! It is, however, possible in open water events.
Notice how geese fly in a "V" formation rather than one behind the other?
Originally posted by ande
The best place to draft is directly behind a swimmer,
which you can do in practice and open water swims.
Perhaps not true. I think staying approximately at the leading swimmer's hip might be the best place, but not very easy in practice! It is, however, possible in open water events.
Notice how geese fly in a "V" formation rather than one behind the other?
