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    Lesson 5 - Resistance To Movement in The Water

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    Form drag, which is the resistance related to a swimmer's body position and shape, has the most impact on resistance to movement in water. To reduce form drag, swimmers should maintain a streamlined body position by keeping their entire body in a horizontal straight line at the surface of the water with a narrow body shape from fingers to toes. Proper technique, such as smooth strokes with limited splash, can also reduce wave drag caused by a swimmer's movements through the water. Various types of drag, including form drag, wave drag, and frictional drag from a swimmer's body and clothing, contribute to the overall resistance experienced during swimming.

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    Form drag, which is the resistance related to a swimmer's body position and shape, has the most impact on resistance to movement in water. To reduce form drag, swimmers should maintain a streamlined body position by keeping their entire body in a horizontal straight line at the surface of the water with a narrow body shape from fingers to toes. Proper technique, such as smooth strokes with limited splash, can also reduce wave drag caused by a swimmer's movements through the water. Various types of drag, including form drag, wave drag, and frictional drag from a swimmer's body and clothing, contribute to the overall resistance experienced during swimming.

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    Form drag, which is the resistance related to a swimmer's body position and shape, has the most impact on resistance to movement in water. To reduce form drag, swimmers should maintain a streamlined body position by keeping their entire body in a horizontal straight line at the surface of the water with a narrow body shape from fingers to toes. Proper technique, such as smooth strokes with limited splash, can also reduce wave drag caused by a swimmer's movements through the water. Various types of drag, including form drag, wave drag, and frictional drag from a swimmer's body and clothing, contribute to the overall resistance experienced during swimming.

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    Lesson 5 - Resistance To Movement in The Water

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    Form drag, which is the resistance related to a swimmer's body position and shape, has the most impact on resistance to movement in water. To reduce form drag, swimmers should maintain a streamlined body position by keeping their entire body in a horizontal straight line at the surface of the water with a narrow body shape from fingers to toes. Proper technique, such as smooth strokes with limited splash, can also reduce wave drag caused by a swimmer's movements through the water. Various types of drag, including form drag, wave drag, and frictional drag from a swimmer's body and clothing, contribute to the overall resistance experienced during swimming.

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    RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT IN THE

    WATER
      JAYMARK P. FLORES

    Instructor
    RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT IN THE WATER
     
    Water is more dense and thick than air. Due to these
    characteristics, people experience much more resistance to
    movement in the water than on land. This resistance is called
    drag. Drag from the body's shape or form, wave action and
    surface friction slows people down when they swim. Form
    drag is the resistance related to a swimmer's shape and body
    position when moving through the water. Form drag has the
    most impact on a swimmer's total resistance to movement in
    the water.
    Overwhelmingly, form drag is the one
    factor that all swimmers can control to
    improve their efficiency when swimming.
    To reduce form drag while swimming on
    the surface, the entire body should be as
    close as possible to a horizontal straight
    line at the surface of the water.
    Swimmers will create much less resistance by
    keeping their hips and legs at the same level as
    their head and chest than by allowing them to
    drop to a lower position in the water. Because
    most people's hips and legs naturally float lower
    in the water, it is critical to control the centre of
    mass with a neutral head position (the head is
    neither too high nor looking forward).
    A tight, narrow body shape is equally important for
    reducing the amount of resistance because a broad body
    shape needs to push aside more water to move forward.
    A tight, narrow shape reduces the amount of frontal
    surface area that is pushing through the water by having
    a pointed, rather than blunt, front end. This streamlined
    position in the water reduces the frontal surface area
    and form drag. To attain a streamlined position,
    swimmers need to narrow their shape from their fingers
    to their toes. Avoiding excessive side-to-side or up-and-
    down body motion also helps reduce form drag.
    Swimmers' movements through the water create
    waves that add resistance to forward progress.
    Swimmers cannot prevent those waves from
    occurring, but they can reduce resistance
    caused by the waves they produce by paying
    strict attention to skill and technique. For
    example, making smooth, even strokes and
    limiting the amount of splash made from arm
    strokes help reduce wave drag.
    Turbulence caused by other swimmers and
    water activity can also cause drag, although
    lane lines at pools help reduce this turbulence.
    Wave drag is also reduced, but not completely
    eliminated, when swimmers' move underwater,
    such as during starts and turns and in
    underwater swimming.
    Each swimmer’s body surface causes friction,
    which produces resistance to movement through
    the water (frictional drag). Wearing loose
    clothing while swimming dramatically increases
    this type of drag. Competitive swimmers wear
    swimming caps and smooth, tight-fitting
    swimwear or racing suits to reduce frictional
    drag. Some competitors even go so far as to
    shave their body hair to reduce frictional drag.

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