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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Hey so in swimming, what are the advantages to getting the middle versus outside lanes?
In the relay today, they said the french swimmer made the mistake of going toward the line and the American dragged on him like an extra 200 pounds to the finish. What is this? Is this like drafting? How does it work?
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yes it's exactly like drafting. I was a competitive swimmer for years growing up. I can remember during our breaststroke workouts, we had done of the top breaststrokers (cue the jokes) in the province on our team at the time. I would immediately follow him during those workouts and he would just drag me along for the entire workout - I looked really fast with minimal effort. It works.
And that aside, the advantage to being in one of the middle lanes is:
A) Less wake to fight through from the waves bouncing back into you off the walls
B) The faster swimmers qualify into the middle lanes generally. It's easier to keep an eye on them during the race if you're right there with them. Plus the ability to draft.