Do Not Swim Far From Shore Unless You Know The Techniques "Find Feet and Hang On"
Do Not Swim Far From Shore Unless You Know The Techniques "Find Feet and Hang On"
0:10 - Find Feet & Hang On
0:22 - Biggest Ocean Race in Australia: Lorne Pier To Pub
0:50 - The "Drafting" Module from The Open Water Mastery Program
1:00 - Draft at the Back of The Pack
1:30 - Save Time and Energy
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Video Summary
AI GeneratedThis video explains the racing tactic of \"drafting\" in open water swimming. By staying closely behind a slightly faster swimmer, a swimmer can maintain a pace they couldn't hold alone, conserve energy, and avoid the need for constant navigation, ultimately leading to a better race result.
Today I'm going to talk about a racing tactic, stay on someone's feet and hold on.
Say you're not a natural speedster, but you're aware of all the other swimmers in the race.
When someone is only a little faster than you, you can usually keep up with their pace in the pool.
During the race, if you can get onto their feet and stay with them.
Australia hosted its biggest ocean race this past weekend. It's called the Peter Pub,
and there are about four, four and a half thousand swimmers that take part in it each year.
It's a major meet, and in my race I managed to latch on to another swimmer.
Who was a little quicker than me, so he was swimming at a pace I don't think I could have
held for the whole race, but I knew he'd be a little quicker, so from the very
when the race began, I saw him at the start, and from the very first stroke I stayed on his shoulder.
I stayed tucked in behind him the whole time, basically drafting off him.
When I train in a group, the slower swimmers are usually able to
hang on during faster sets when they're in the draft of the other swimmers.
So if you can train with someone in the water who's a bit faster than you, and you know,
he's a little quicker than you, and you can line up at the start line to be on.
Keep an eye on their kick the whole race, and you know they'll stay on a straight line.
Then it means you can swim with him for most of the race, and you also don't have to
navigate if you trust his navigation skills. You see, in this race I hardly had to look up.
I just kept my eye on his feet and he dragged me straight in the right direction.
And I had a very good result, better than I would have expected if I'd been.
I was out there alone, with no draft to hang on to.
That makes it a solid strategy. If you can spot a swimmer
that's slightly faster than you, you can stay on and push the pace.
And that can help you conserve a lot of energy, too.
So draft off their feet and hold on. And you'll do better in your race.