How Far Can You GLIDE?

1) yes 2) maybe 3) I do, I could have gone a little further Don't want to take anything away from what you did because it was pretty cool... looks like a good challenge for the team tomorrow morning. However: 1) Doesn't having a diving well help a lot? Seems like you used bouyancy to build up some speed on the ascent. I think we may only have half that depth at best. 2) Would it be better to count where you break the surface? Otherwise this is an exercise in how long you can hold your breath as much as it is a gliding challenge... maybe that isn't a bad thing. 3) You need a longer pool :).

thanks, I don't think the wave from jumping in helped at all. The swim center has flowover gutters, I'm sure the wave travelled faster and washed over before I even got 1/2 the way across. Plus, can you really surf a wave in open ocean or just when it starts breaking. I made it the whole way the day before & started in the water, jumping in just got me down to my starting point faster with less effort and it made the video shorter. Very cool Ande. Try it again without jumping in- I think the wave from you jumping in helped significantly in the last 10m.

hey rich I'll have to give plunge for distance a try. Did plungers dive from the edge or a block? If a block, how high was it? Size matters, though I believe a smaller person who jumps further, streamlines better or masters 1) diving entry angle 2) how deep to dive, 3) how to position their body along each point of their plunge, especially how to rise. might be able to go further than a larger swimmer who isn't as gifted or skilled. I also wonder how much breath is best to take in? I think plungers need to go much deeper than a racing dive, then they want their bodies level to slightly up when they almost stall out underwater then attempt to rise up at a slight angle. How far do you get? Do you dive from the side at pool level or off blocks? Plunge for Distance by Tom J Clemens: "A plunge for distance is a dive from a stationary take-off which is free from spring from a height 18 inches above the water." From Wilson Athletic Library / Official Swimming Guide / 1919 - 20 / Containing / Official Rules for Swimming, Diving and water games when I googled "Plunge for distance" here's a few things that came up : MISS BOYLE BREAKS RECORD; Plunges Distance of 62 Feet in Splash Week Meet. RECORD DISTANCE PLUNGE.; Carl Lehmann of Pennsylvania Sets New Mark at 78 Feet. Discontinued Olympic Sports: Plunge for distance - Swimming/Diving Like the underwater swimming event, the plunge for distance is a common event in the backyard pool, and it once made it to the greatest international sporting stage. The competitors began with a standing dive, then had to remain motionless underwater for one minute or until their heads broke the surface of the water, whichever came first. The longest distance recorded won the event. This event was only held once at the Olympics, in Paris 1904. It is not surprising that it was never seen again on the Olympic program. The first three places went to members of the New York Athletic Club. Results 1. William Dickey USA 19.05m (62 feet, 6 inches) 2. Edgar Adams USA 17.53m 3. Leo 'Budd' Goodwin USA 17.37m NEW PLUNGE RECORD BY A YALE SWIMMER; Cooke Does 68 Feet in New York Athletic Club Tank. There was an early (1904?) Olympic event called plunge for distance. It starts with a dive and the competitors go as far as possible until any part of the body breaks the surface of the water. We do this all the time at the beginning of pratice. I"ve done it for many years. Always the person with the greatest body mass will go the farthest. It is like a row boat and a super tanker going the same speed (i.e. at the outset of the entry) and seeing which vessel stops first.

rykno the diving well is 25 yards across how long was that diving well? I can push off about 2ft under water and glide the 12.5m diving well at my pool no problem. I might try to get someone to film my attempt in a 25m to see if I can go further. I might even try to start a little deeper.

I did it today. I went 50M in a 25-yard pool.....:confused:

"Big Wave Dave Gray" Is that Dave Gray who swam for UC Santa Barbara back in the sixties?

hey rich I'll have to give plunge for distance a try. Did plungers dive from the edge or a block? If a block, how high was it? Size matters, though I believe a smaller person who jumps further, streamlines better or masters 1) diving entry angle 2) how deep to dive, 3) how to position their body along each point of their plunge, especially how to rise. might be able to go further than a larger swimmer who isn't as gifted or skilled. I also wonder how much breath is best to take in? I think plungers need to go much deeper than a racing dive, then they want their bodies level to slightly up when they almost stall out underwater then attempt to rise up at a slight angle. How far do you get? Do you dive from the side at pool level or off blocks? the rules say: "A plunge for distance is a dive from a stationary take-off which is free from spring from a height 18 inches above the water." From Plunge for Distance by Tom J Clemens when I googled "Plunge for distance" here's a few things that came up : MISS BOYLE BREAKS RECORD; Plunges Distance of 62 Feet in Splash Week Meet. RECORD DISTANCE PLUNGE.; Carl Lehmann of Pennsylvania Sets New Mark at 78 Feet. Discontinued Olympic Sports: Plunge for distance - Swimming/Diving Like the underwater swimming event, the plunge for distance is a common event in the backyard pool, and it once made it to the greatest international sporting stage. The competitors began with a standing dive, then had to remain motionless underwater for one minute or until their heads broke the surface of the water, whichever came first. The longest distance recorded won the event. This event was only held once at the Olympics, in Paris 1904. It is not surprising that it was never seen again on the Olympic program. The first three places went to members of the New York Athletic Club. Results 1. William Dickey USA 19.05m (62 feet, 6 inches) 2. Edgar Adams USA 17.53m 3. Leo 'Budd' Goodwin USA 17.37m NEW PLUNGE RECORD BY A YALE SWIMMER; Cooke Does 68 Feet in New York Athletic Club Tank. Like the Cal alums, we call it PFD. We do it all kinds of ways as long as everyone is doing it the same way. E.g., we do it off blocks, with proper racing dive form, with a big arm swing, from the side, with a running start, etc. It's just a fun way to get in the water at the beginning of practice. I totally agree that superior form will allow a smaller person to sometimes beat a larger person. However, all things being equal, big people rule. And breaststrokers do particularly well. Our local champ is Big Wave Dave Gray: 6'4" and 250 lbs. who has held masters *** stroke records. Breath control is also tricky. You have to start letting air out or you'll surface too quickly. In my pool avoiding the pool bottom at the trasition from the diving area is critical. BTW, I can only go around 50' before I either sink to the bottom (too much air let out) or break the surface.

Always the person with the greatest body mass will go the farthest. Looks like I hold the advantage on everyone here, lol :applaud:

15 yards this morning, did not jump in. pool depth was 8 feet drag suit

I can glide 15M in a shallow 3'5" 25M pool and I am about a foot shorter than Ande. I can push off pretty good (35-inch vertical jump in high school) but I don't swim so well. Allen Stark has improved my stroke significantly in the past 3 years. I am down to 1:05 and 2:25 in yards starting from 1:13 and 2:48 in 2008. At my current rate of progress, I should catch Roque Santos in another score or two. :banana: