Drafting swimming

Unlike the sector where cycling at the beginning of this sport was not allowed to go wake of the opponent, swimming has never been banned mainly because it would be impossible in practice trying to penalize. Because especially in the output density Swimmers in some little square meters is so high that it is more common to swim to wake swim above or touching with another competitor.

On this issue a lot has been written not only in the field of triathlon, also in the field of swimming in open water and swimming tests surf lifesaving and life-saving.

If you questions to a swimmer or a swimmer training if they note when nothing behind a partner, you probably answered affirmatively. But we can not ignore the psychological component of having a goal in front and visible.

Studies such as those of basset, cols or Bentley claim it is beneficial to wake swim, ie stuck at the foot of opponent ahead. But these studies have been conducted in situations where it is possible to do it, that is in a pool in controlled circumstances.

My opinion is that it is beneficial if not physically at least psychologically. These studies did not clarify the distance and not differentiate how to swim from going ahead with going back.

I think it is an issue that is much talk but little is known. If it is difficult to say at such high competition in the world of the importance of swimming movements of the legs in the style crol. Each study says some different results, which is measured to swim in this field as another swimmer in the ocean, where at any given time there may be more resistance front side, it is very precipitous.

Javier Solas in todonatacion naming Didier Chollet clarifies the issue of legs in a different way that you can read in the bible of swimming to swim faster EWMaglischo "

In conclusion I think that swimming is beneficial to wake but we can not compare either the race or certainly not drafting in cycling. Unlike cycling where it is always beneficial to go behind the opponent until the last few meters, on the evidence of open water or in the areas of swimming in a triathlon, it may be better to go first and they will have the opportunity to not make more meters from the account. On many occasions I have seen how the first deviates from the quickest route and follow them all, especially the leading group. Giving an opportunity to not have anyone in front and you can see either the straight route to take and placed first at the finish line.

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