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.
There is no stream of water following anyone swimming in a still pool. As the swimmer passes through, he displaces water and creates a turbulent zone both next to and behind him as the water seeks first to move away, then to fill the void he leaves. By the very action of swimming, one pushes the water away from the body with thrust developed by the hands and feet. So if there were a stream at all, it would be emanating away from the body, not following. So, push off directly through the turbulence, again with a tight streamline, and you will (1) benefit from the lower drag effect of the turbulence, and (2) get on with the rest of the race post haste.
I have also read (and heard) that the fsatest pools do not need to have a depth greater than 2 meters (6 1/2 - 7 ft). But the really deep ones make you feel faast. Or small.
There is no stream of water following anyone swimming in a still pool. As the swimmer passes through, he displaces water and creates a turbulent zone both next to and behind him as the water seeks first to move away, then to fill the void he leaves. By the very action of swimming, one pushes the water away from the body with thrust developed by the hands and feet. So if there were a stream at all, it would be emanating away from the body, not following. So, push off directly through the turbulence, again with a tight streamline, and you will (1) benefit from the lower drag effect of the turbulence, and (2) get on with the rest of the race post haste.
I have also read (and heard) that the fsatest pools do not need to have a depth greater than 2 meters (6 1/2 - 7 ft). But the really deep ones make you feel faast. Or small.
