I have been studying videos of swimmers and find what was once called the "S" stroke has almost disappeard.
I have noticed that flyers use it. But crawl swimmers have modified it so much that it is almost gone.
Has it been replaced completely or was it an optical illusion? Did underwater film show us it did not exist.
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We can talk physics, hydrodynamics, insertion without bubbles, low pressure , highpressure, etc. But when it comes down to swimming you have to have a true feeling for the water. We are not a boat with one drive force. We have many moving parts and it still is going to be trial and error.
I once read an article about the dolphins and how their skin movement helped them swim. It talked about the ripple effect of the skin. This may be our next great breakthrough. I have read articles about shark skin and it's effects on movement through the water.
The US Navy and there new torpedos that will move through water at the speed of sound.
Still lots to come to make humans faster in the water.
We can talk physics, hydrodynamics, insertion without bubbles, low pressure , highpressure, etc. But when it comes down to swimming you have to have a true feeling for the water. We are not a boat with one drive force. We have many moving parts and it still is going to be trial and error.
I once read an article about the dolphins and how their skin movement helped them swim. It talked about the ripple effect of the skin. This may be our next great breakthrough. I have read articles about shark skin and it's effects on movement through the water.
The US Navy and there new torpedos that will move through water at the speed of sound.
Still lots to come to make humans faster in the water.
