Questions about swimming inspired by Olympics

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nose plugs are most often used by backstrokers because they get water up their noses on their turns. The only other event in which you may see nose plugs is are the IMs, because of the backstroke.

Heats are assigned after swimmers are seeded, fast to slow. In most events, swimmers are circle seeded in prelims. The fastest 24 swimmers are distributed among the last 3 heats in a certain pattern. #1, #2, and #3 will occupy lane 4 in the last, next to last and second to last heats. #4-6 will occupy lane 5 in the last, next to last, and second to last heats. Then lanes 3, 6, 2, 7, 1, and 8 are filled, with #24 swimmer going to lane 8 of the 2nd to last heat. This is done primarily for the benefit of the slower swimmers among the top 24, so they can swim against faster swimmers. It also ensures adds some excitement and uncertainty since the top swimmers won’t meet until semis or finals.

Longer events (400 m+) usually just have the last two heats circle seeded, since it would lead to a disjointed viewing and swimming experience to have people lap each other.

Semis are circle seeded with #1 and #2 swimmers in lane 4 of the second and first semi. Events with fewer than 3 heats will not be circle seeded, except for semis.

The central lanes at many meets are desired because there is often turbulence next to the side walls. And there is better visibility to see other swimmers. But at meets with empty buffer lanes at the end, the outside lanes are calmer. Watch the 2021 men’s 4x100 relay to see the us pour on “outside smoke” from lane 2. But you can’t really plan to go for an outside lane because you also risk missing wualifgying for the race altogether.

Ah ha, I thought the outer lanes looked like they were receiving less turbulence with the empty lanes as a buffer.

You are right in this case, but it’s too risky to try for the 7th or 8th seed because you are one or two seed from being shut out of finals. Also, there some psychological flex in being in lane 4!

[Anonymous]

Why do they wear multiple caps? One of the caps is over their goggles as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do they wear multiple caps? One of the caps is over their goggles as well.

The second cap holds the goggles in place so they are less likely to move when they dive in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do they wear multiple caps? One of the caps is over their goggles as well.

Google a photo of lydia Jacoby in the mixed medley relay in Tokyo 2021 and you will see why!

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how many strokes under water are the swimmers allowed to make?....thought it was one...marchaund makes 2 before breaking the water...?

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Anonymous wrote:how many strokes under water are the swimmers allowed to make?....thought it was one...marchaund makes 2 before breaking the water...?

Which stroke? For breaststroke, they are allowed to make one downward dolphin kick on their pullout. Many many swimmers have been disqualified for sneaking in an extra dolphin kick, and it used to be rampant before underwater cameras.

For other strokes, they can take as many dolphins as they like as long as their head pops up before 15m.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:how many strokes under water are the swimmers allowed to make?....thought it was one...marchaund makes 2 before breaking the water...?

Which stroke? For breaststroke, they are allowed to make one downward dolphin kick on their pullout. Many many swimmers have been disqualified for sneaking in an extra dolphin kick, and it used to be rampant before underwater cameras.

For other strokes, they can take as many dolphins as they like as long as their head pops up before 15m.

what about when they do their flip turn for freestyle? Can they kick for 15m before head pops up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how many strokes under water are the swimmers allowed to make?....thought it was one...marchaund makes 2 before breaking the water...?

Which stroke? For breaststroke, they are allowed to make one downward dolphin kick on their pullout. Many many swimmers have been disqualified for sneaking in an extra dolphin kick, and it used to be rampant before underwater cameras.

For other strokes, they can take as many dolphins as they like as long as their head pops up before 15m.

what about when they do their flip turn for freestyle? Can they kick for 15m before head pops up?

Yes, for all turns, their head has to break the surface before the 15m mark. They can kick until then, either flutter or dolphin. But flutter kick doesn’t help you go as fast as dolphin kicks, so swimmers stick to dolphins. It was actually current Olympic swimmer and 100 back bronze medalist Katherine berkoff’s dad who made this rule necessary. He went really far underwater in the ‘88 Olympics and was beating everyone.

Another rule instituted because someone was too fast is the Lochte rule. Ryan Lochte was so good at dolphin kicking on his back rather his front, that he would use it after his freestyle turns. That is still fine in freestyle events, but FINA decided to call kicking on one’s back “backstroke”, and said you couldn’t do more than 25% of an individual medley in backstroke, so he couldn’t kick on his back from breast to free or free to free in individual medleys. It’s not a popular rule.

[Anonymous]

What I want to know is why is an Australian swimmer named Moesha Johnson...

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Anonymous wrote:how many strokes under water are the swimmers allowed to make?....thought it was one...marchaund makes 2 before breaking the water...?

For breaststroke you need to surface by the widest part of the second arm stroke. So he’s doing the majority of the second stroke before he surfaces

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they wear multiple caps? One of the caps is over their goggles as well.

The second cap holds the goggles in place so they are less likely to move when they dive in.

What do they put inside their goggles. Mine always fog up, but some swimmers are even wearing them out of the ready room.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do they wear multiple caps? One of the caps is over their goggles as well.

The second cap holds the goggles in place so they are less likely to move when they dive in.

What do they put inside their goggles. Mine always fog up, but some swimmers are even wearing them out of the ready room.

They market a bunch of goggles they claim don’t fog, but most do.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do they wear multiple caps? One of the caps is over their goggles as well.

The second cap holds the goggles in place so they are less likely to move when they dive in.

What do they put inside their goggles. Mine always fog up, but some swimmers are even wearing them out of the ready room.

It is 70 degrees in the natatorium (not like normal swim meets/normal aquatic centers), so the goggles won’t fog as much.