When swimming in open waters, it pays to keep your ducks (or your goslings!) in a row. A recent study examined the waves generated behind adult water fowl and found Keep reading
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Rio 2016: Swimming
Strange as it seems, elite swimmers are faster when swimming underwater than they are at the surface. So much so, in fact, that they’re restricted to being underwater only 15 Keep reading
London 2012: Rowing Physics
In rowing, as in any water sport, drag comes in three varieties: skin friction, form (or pressure) drag, and wave drag. Skin friction comes from the friction between the hull Keep reading