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Really stupid question as I get ready for the Augusta HIM. Does drafting while swimming down current help or not make a difference?

2013-08-23 12:09 PM
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Originally posted by BuckHamilton Really stupid question as I get ready for the Augusta HIM. Does drafting while swimming down current help or not make a difference?

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2013-08-23 12:16 PM
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Subject: RE: When Swiming down stream does drafting help?
It is not a stupid question. Unless you are planning on entering the water and not moving, just letting the current take you downstream, then get out, you are still moving forward through the water.

So drafting will still give you a benefit because the water in front of you that you have to move through will be churned up from the person you are drafting off (less resistance).
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