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It is not about not training in apnea; it is about not ever training apnea alone! I betting lots of swimmers have been killed in traffic accidents driving to workout or meets, we need to ban driving to save our swimmers. And you think you know the biochemical reason for this phenomenon haha!

Not a laughing matter …. Safety during hypoxic exercise is very serious. I was disappointed to see it boiled down to a clickbait headline for a sponsored Facebook ad. Yeah I saw something on this the other day. This is no joke.

Don’t Swim in the Shallow Waters

Synchronized Swimmers are at risk for this, too. The coaches were watching closely and got her out in seconds. She regained consciousness and did not inhale any water. I still cry when I think about it. Find News Search News. Submit Hy-Tek Meet Results. See All Subscription Offers. Camp Directory Featured Camps. Share Commentary by Jeff Commings Most competitive swimmers believe they are invincible.

Diving into Deeper Waters

Erin Braden Goss WT? Dont think you want to call victims of shallow water black-out idiots Some have been revived quickly enough and I think the only knowledge they were lacking at the time was that of SWB and clearly you are too. Dont just think the stupid ones will die! Goodness Its happened to some of the most technically advanced, mentally tough and highly trained athletes like yourself and they are no loner with us.

Two died just three weeks ago. Rob Faggiano beating the issues to death. Swimmers and coaches alike take heed. These deaths are preventable.


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Kyle Darling maybe for the newsletter? Brings back scary memories!! Renee McGregor, the danger is real hahaha. Water is very important for swimmers! Rebecca Keating god this is scary. I have swam for 25 yrs. God bless his sister Lillian and the rest of his family. Live Life Like Louis! Khrystyna Yadvinska be careful. A power boat with a planing hull will definitely pick up speed as it enters shallow water. The most noticeable, yet worst, time this happened was as the boat I was travelling on rapidly accelerated and then proceeded to run aground.


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  6. We were in the center of the channel, however, the channel was mismarked. Post 13 of 29 views. Post 14 of 29 views. It never seemed strange to me until I realized that deep pools are actually faster so why should shallow water be faster for a power boat? Maybe it's because of the nature of a planing hull? Versus a swimmer who is plowing through the water? But when the tides were right and there was enough water in shallow sections that we could cut across them our trips were always faster and you could see it on the speed on the GPS.

    Post 15 of 29 views. Post 16 of 29 views.

    Shallow Water Blackout: The Silent Killer Of Swimmers

    Post 17 of 29 views. I don't think so. I mean there is also a speedometer on the boat. And believe, it is a noticeable change in hull speed. And just the opposite happens as well, when you hit deep water, you can feel the stern of the boat sink and the boat slows down considerably. It has to have something to do with the nature of the hull. Post 18 of 29 views. Post 19 of 29 views. The body of water I worked on was a relatively shallow bay.

    There was a noticeable change in speed if you enter feet of water compared to feet of water.

    Shallow Water Swimming vs. Deep Water Swimming | Healthy Living

    My parents boat is 33 feet long with about the same draft and same speed increases. I had a 17 feet long Boston Whaler that drew about a foot of water and it noticeably sped up as you ended very shallow water, feet, compared to anything over 5 feet or so. Post 20 of 29 views. Post 21 of 29 views. Yeah, seems like the same phenomenon. It makes sense, I was just wondering why: Post 22 of 29 views. Post 23 of 29 views. All the real swimmers I swim with say that deeper pools are faster. Something about the wave displaced hits the bottom and then comes back. Personally I think it's hogwash but most of my best swim meet times have come from the deepest pools.

    But then only by a handfull of seconds in the and Post 4 of 12 views. Those waves that you are swimming through in the shallow water are dissipating in the deeper water. The fastest pools in the world are 3m deep. Post 5 of 12 views. Deep pools are faster, but up to a certain point. I don't recall specifics, but something like 9 ft? After all, we do race in open water without the wave quenching lane lines and gutter systems! So enjoy and get adapted. Go with the flow. Post 6 of 12 views. Deeper pools are definietly faster because there is less turbulence but keep in mind, places in swimming races are calculated to the hundreth of a second.

    So while the difference is real, unless you a talking a 30 inch deep pool vs a 12 foot deep one, it is in the same category as wearing aero shoe covers in a time trial. Important, but not so much for the average Joe. Another very real issue for some people is psychological. The sight picture of having the bottom really close versus really far away, combined with the effect that has on perceived speed can lead some people to change their stroke a bit in pools of wildly diffferent depths.

    Overcoming Fear of Deep Water

    Pool depth can also really mess up your flip turns for the same reason which can also cause speed differences. Apr 25, 13 6: Post 7 of 12 views. I can't quantify a number but the wave you create can actually bounce back off the bottom and creates more turbulent water. If there is deeper water that wave or turbulence dissipates down. You have the same concept if you wakeboard or wake ski behind a tow boat.

    If the water is too shallow, the wake bounces off the bottom and creates very choppy water.