I'm back at school now and it feels so much better swimming at my schools pool than at my local Y becasuse my school pool has a 13 feet deep end. the Y is shallow, its 3 feet on one end.
Deep water is so much better than shallow water.
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I think you are right about having SDK reflecting back up at you.
Perhaps more importantly is the increased shear created from your body moving over the narrower column of water in the shallow end. Remember water has viscosity (the measured resistance of a fluid to flow). I'd have to crack open a fluid mechanics book from college to go into it further. Without having to open it though, I know for a fact that the deeper water is faster.
It is easier to "hang out" in the shallow end between repeats, but I wish it was deeper. Flip turns in 3 feet of water can be hazardous.
Perhaps I am misunderstanding the principle but I fail to see what the depth of the water has to do with the viscosity of the water near the surface where we swim. :dunno:
I think you are right about having SDK reflecting back up at you.
Perhaps more importantly is the increased shear created from your body moving over the narrower column of water in the shallow end. Remember water has viscosity (the measured resistance of a fluid to flow). I'd have to crack open a fluid mechanics book from college to go into it further. Without having to open it though, I know for a fact that the deeper water is faster.
It is easier to "hang out" in the shallow end between repeats, but I wish it was deeper. Flip turns in 3 feet of water can be hazardous.
Perhaps I am misunderstanding the principle but I fail to see what the depth of the water has to do with the viscosity of the water near the surface where we swim. :dunno:
