This may be opening a can of worms here, but I'm having an argument with someone in my group. If someone is drafting off of you in a pool set (like 4x200 SCY), does it hurt your effort? Does the lead swimmer have to work harder or experience some other negative benefit?
I've read a bit about aerodynamics and it would seem that in car racing, the lead car actually gets a positive benefit, but I'm not sure if that's true in swimming.
Oh, I definitely agree that it hurts mentally! It pisses me off. :bitching::bitching:
But does it do actual physical harm? Whenever someone is drafting off of me, I feel like I have to work harder to "pull them" along. But I'm not sure if this is really true or just psychological. :confused:
Oh, I definitely agree that it hurts mentally! It pisses me off. :bitching::bitching:
But does it do actual physical harm? Whenever someone is drafting off of me, I feel like I have to work harder to "pull them" along. But I'm not sure if this is really true or just psychological. :confused:
