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What makes a pool fast.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
I always read your magazine cover to cover. I would like to expound on your article "The Fast Pool Explained" (April 2004). There are a number of other significant factors that make for a fast pool:
* Shape Having no right angles or corners within the pool vessel. All surfaces being rounded allows the water to flow smoother.
* Lane width The wider each lane, the less turbulence there is within each lane.
* Water temperature USA Swimming has documents going back 60 years showing that the ideal pool water temperature for setting records is 79.6 degrees.
* Bulkheads USA Swimming also has paperwork stating the fastest times are swimming bulkhead to bulkhead. Bulkheads with a flow-through design disperse the crest of water being pushed by the swimmer. This makes the pool faster and the water quieter.
* Touch pads Hand in hand with the bulkhead design is the style of ...
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