I come away with a lot of great stuff from clinics. Here's one that was a eye opener. A vessel (swimmer's body, legs) that doubles it's depth requires eight times the force to maintain the same velocity. So, big kicks vs. small kicks, a low body position vs. one that's up, makes a difference. I'm sure you guys knew that but I thought the 8x thing was great.
By the way I remember having learned (throughout my coaching certification path) that water was 160 times more dense than air. I later tried to find more evidence of this I couldn't. If anyone can shed some light, confirm true or false...
At standard temperature and pressure, the density of air is 1.2754 kg/m3
Density of water is 1000 kg/m3 or almost a 1000 times that of air.
By the way I remember having learned (throughout my coaching certification path) that water was 160 times more dense than air. I later tried to find more evidence of this I couldn't. If anyone can shed some light, confirm true or false...
At standard temperature and pressure, the density of air is 1.2754 kg/m3
Density of water is 1000 kg/m3 or almost a 1000 times that of air.
