New approach to measure fluid drag on the body during swimming
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 10:01
in Biology & Nature
A key factor to improve swimming performance is reducing resistance that water exerts on the moving body. This resistance, known as drag, is influenced by factors including the stroke rate, swimmer's size, and swimming speed. The range of factors, along with the motion of the swimmer, have made it difficult to measure drag accurately. Researchers have now developed a method for accurately determining drag during front-crawl swimming.