I'm new at competing and just went to my second meet where the entire pool was only 4ft deep. I didn't know how to dive properly. I came within inches of the bottom each time, and then when I tried to sdk for power and momentum I kicked the bottom with my feet and lost efficiency trying to get up and out on top. Plus, when trying to do the kick out, on breaststroke, at turns, I didn't have the room to use my strength and power to do it properly, I felt constrained.
What do the rest of you do?
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Does the depth of the pool affect bouyancy?
I'm used to swim in a very deep pool (50M, Olympic standard deep, very deep, don't know the exact dimension) but I'm swimming in this new pool that's only about 4 or 5 feet deep. I just don't feel the same kind of bouyancy now. Is it all in my head or the shallow pool does provide less bouyancy? I felt I was floating in the deeper pool and now almost touching the bottom. Anyways, it sucks to swim in a shallow pool.
Does the depth of the pool affect bouyancy?
I'm used to swim in a very deep pool (50M, Olympic standard deep, very deep, don't know the exact dimension) but I'm swimming in this new pool that's only about 4 or 5 feet deep. I just don't feel the same kind of bouyancy now. Is it all in my head or the shallow pool does provide less bouyancy? I felt I was floating in the deeper pool and now almost touching the bottom. Anyways, it sucks to swim in a shallow pool.
