I came to this forum because I know you guys swim a lot and you would be the best people to ask.
Okay, so I was watching the movie Waterworld. There is a part where Kevin Kostner swims through the water and jumps 4 feet out of the water to land on a deck. So that part is impossible...however is a pool jump possible?
A pool jump would be classified as either swimming at the side (of the pool etc.) or from a direct tread boosting out of the water high enough to get your feet under you. Is this humanly possible? Im sure there is money in it for someone who can either do this or point me to where I can find a video/article of this.
Please help...as there is a bet involved. :)
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What if you held one leg up with your knee to your chest, then jumped off of the one foot and got your foot thats already up onto the side, then step up onto the side. Would that count?
Warren, love the creativity of thought that is going on there:rofl: but I can't see that working either. If you try that you will only have half the power (one leg) and a lot more resistance with the other leg curled up against your chest!
Syd
Ask a water-polo goalie....................
Even the best of them would probably not be able to do it, even though
some of them can "tread" water, with the water level at suit waistline height for over 30" (that's seconds, not inches).
As a teenager swimming in Egypt, I heard of one ---from old-timers--- who could do it for almost a full minute. He was killed in a plane crash with the whole team sometime before WWII (if memory serves).
That wouldn't be that hard to get out of the water onto the side from 4 feet. Many people can jump over a lane line at 4 feet without touching it. If you can do that then you could stand next to the side and do the same thing. I haven't tried it becasue it would probably hurt. I like to stand in the 3 feet area of the pool and jump and see how high I can get out of the water. I can also get my whole body out of the ocean. When a wave comes I do a pull then lift my chest followed by a kick dolphin kick, then I drop my chest and kick my legs up to get out of the water. I can do that from elbow depth when the water is calm.
I've never seen anyone really push their hips up and do a real jump when they've "jumped" over lane lines. It woudl take so much power if your hips were inthe water to break the surface. I have seen a guy jump from water that was at his mid-thigh and jump up two feet.
Syncro swimmers use eachothers' force to push the top of the triangle or form to get the top woman out of the water. they do kick hard but can we say they are jumping/
Does anyone have a definition of what a jump is?
the secret would be to jump and get out of the water beyond your knees then pull them up and get them under you
I've incorporated jumping into my leg workouts, where I'll jump from a squatting position onto a platform. So far the highest I've been able to get is 44", and that's without water resistance. Still a far cry from jumping out of 4' of water and landing on your feet.
I wonder if a powerlifter might be able to come close. Some of those guys have monster verticals, even with the weight they carry.
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