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Swimming behind someone cuts drag by up to 40 per cent

Swimming behind someone cuts drag by up to 40 per cent

Swimming in sure positions relative to different swimmers can supply a bonus

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Swimming with different swimmers may be extra environment friendly than swimming alone. Swimmers in open waters, like in marathon swimming occasions on the Olympic video games, can dramatically scale back drag between themselves and the water by assuming simply the appropriate place relative to the opposite swimmers.

Birds can fly farther when in formation, the endurance of many fish will increase once they swim in faculties and a few cyclists save vitality once they cycle in teams. Remi Carmigniani at École des Ponts …

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