Wednesday, August 13, 2008
You Know You've Also Been Wondering
Every Olympic swimming competition has Grady and me asking each other how the Olympic Record and/or World Record is consistently beat and in some cases even "smashed." We even speculated that the water wasn't as dense or something, allowing the swimmers to move through it with less resistance. I mean, the swimmers of old weren't horrible swimmers, although that's sure how it seems-! Anyway, in search of answers I came across this article. Who knew the swimsuits were so high tech? And that the water depth could have that much of an impact? But I still don't know if I'm convinced...
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There was also a special on the Canadian coverage of the Olympics that went into detail of how to make a "faster" swimming pool...it was interesting! (it had to do with the depth of the water, the removal of the water...like off the top at the sides and then it's reincorporated into the pool from the bottom, the temperature, the lane width, and some other variables I've forgotten!)
Yes, swimsuits have a lot to do with how fast or slow you go. I was a swimmer for 6 years in high school, we use to wear multiple suits or even pantyhose for drag factor so you swim harder (obviously we would be very slow).
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