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 2012-08-02 9:45 PM |
Champion  7821     Brooklyn, NY |  Subject: Olympic poolIs the reason that the pool is so deep that it cuts down on turbulence or something? I looks like it must be 7-8 feet deep in the lanes and even deeper at the starting end. |
| 2012-08-02 9:55 PM in reply to: #4344672 |
Champion 8766  Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Olympic pool jmk-brooklyn - 2012-08-02 9:45 PM Is the reason that the pool is so deep that it cuts down on turbulence or something? I looks like it must be 7-8 feet deep in the lanes and even deeper at the starting end. Deeper pools are faster. |
| 2012-08-02 10:11 PM in reply to: #4344685 |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Olympic pool jldicarlo - 2012-08-02 9:55 PM jmk-brooklyn - 2012-08-02 9:45 PM Is the reason that the pool is so deep that it cuts down on turbulence or something? I looks like it must be 7-8 feet deep in the lanes and even deeper at the starting end. Deeper pools are faster. Why? |
| 2012-08-02 10:20 PM in reply to: #4344701 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Olympic pool jmk-brooklyn - 2012-08-02 10:11 PM jldicarlo - 2012-08-02 9:55 PM Why?jmk-brooklyn - 2012-08-02 9:45 PM Is the reason that the pool is so deep that it cuts down on turbulence or something? I looks like it must be 7-8 feet deep in the lanes and even deeper at the starting end. Deeper pools are faster. I do believe it is something to do with water interacting with edges/bottoms...just like the outer lanes are not as fast as the inner lanes because they are closer to the walls. Swimmers push water out of the way...when water hits something it heads back the OTHER way and causes interference...so the farther the water is from a surface the better. Or something like that. |
| 2012-08-02 10:37 PM in reply to: #4344709 |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Olympic pool jldicarlo - 2012-08-02 10:20 PM jmk-brooklyn - 2012-08-02 10:11 PM jldicarlo - 2012-08-02 9:55 PM Why?jmk-brooklyn - 2012-08-02 9:45 PM Is the reason that the pool is so deep that it cuts down on turbulence or something? I looks like it must be 7-8 feet deep in the lanes and even deeper at the starting end. Deeper pools are faster. I do believe it is something to do with water interacting with edges/bottoms...just like the outer lanes are not as fast as the inner lanes because they are closer to the walls. Swimmers push water out of the way...when water hits something it heads back the OTHER way and causes interference...so the farther the water is from a surface the better. Or something like that. So you're saying the greater depth cuts down on turbulence or something?  |
| 2012-08-02 10:51 PM in reply to: #4344672 |
Veteran 218 | Subject: RE: Olympic pool Here's probably more information than you actually wanted. Pool Speed But, short answer is Yes, the deeper pools have less turbulence. |
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