To the uninitiated, the idea of a shocked pool is intimidating enough in itself, without even contemplating swimming in it. In actual fact, the term ‘shocking’ has nothing to do with electricity but is a way to keep your pool water clean and healthy. All the same, it does carry risks that you should be … Read more
For short distance, Caeleb Dressel (USA) holds the men’s 100m record at 47.02s from the Tokyo 2020 games. Emma McKeon (Australia) holds the female record at 51.96s, also from Tokyo 2020. At the other end of the spectrum the record for the 10km marathon swim is held by Ferry Weertman (Netherlands) at 1:52:59.8, this is an average pace of around 1:08 per 100m
Can athletes rest during triathlon swim leg? A triathlete can stop in the mid of a swim leg and hold onto a kayak, buoy, dock, or any stationary object they find as they swim without getting penalized however it is not allowed to use the floating device to get forward assistance, or else they shall be disqualified. Furthermore, while resting in the swim leg is allowed, the athlete should make it out of the water before the swim cut-off time set by the organizers.
Modern-day Olympic-sized swimming pools have a strict set of measurements they need to adhere to, to be recognized by FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation). An Olympic swimming pool should measure 50m long, 25m wide, and at least 2 meters deep. This translates to a volume of 2,500,000 liters of water; or 660,430 US liquid gallons .
Swimming will always have inherent dangers, however the average number of people who die per year while open-water swimming in the UK is just 19. This is under 5% of the total number of drownings that happen in UK waters each year. This may be due to the fact that those people to partake in open-water swimming are more aware of the dangers that it holds.
The triathlon sport offers lots of advantages to kids. These advantages include strength building, endurance, self-confidence, and a sense of independence.