competitors swung clubs around their body in a variety of intricate patterns. 10. The 1984‚ 1988 and 1992 Olympics included Solo Synchronized Swimming‚ wherein competitors synchronize their swimming with... themselves. Answers 1. True‚ the Danish swimmer stayed underwater longer but swam in a circle. 2. True again‚ the team fighting to bring glory to France in the Olympic cricket team comprised mainly Englishmen. 3. False. Cricket only ever appeared at the 1900 Paris Olympics. 4. True. A number
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seen in the rise of many leagues throughout North America. The official Canadian league‚ Swimming/Natation Canada‚ is the governing body of competitive swimming. · The league is comprised of 50‚000 competitive swimmers‚ in more than 350 clubs. · It also has over 75‚000 recreational swimmers as
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How do sharks reduce drag? And what are the engineering applications? There are three types of drag present on the shark during locomotion. The first type of drag is known as frictional drag‚ which is the greatest element of drags in the shark. This is arises due to the friction created between the skin and the boundary layer and can be reduced with a condition that the boundary layer maintains a turbulent flow. The second type of drag is pressure drag‚ which causes by water deflecting off the moving
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The film begins telling the story of Kwan-soo‚ a champion swimmer with some bad habits. Before his training starts‚ he goes with some friends in a village with some friends‚ where he spends his days playing cards and drinking. He delays coming to the training camp for eleven days‚ and when he finally returns‚ he is brutally beat by his coach‚ in an act that makes him resign swimming altogether. Subsequently‚ he calls a reporter named Young-hoon‚ he met during his "wild" days and asks him to write
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My Philosophy on Education When I first read over the assignment on educational philosophy‚ it was not something I gave much thought to. It also seemed like a daunting task as I read the handout. The terminology alone was foreign‚ Metaphysics‚ Epistemology and Axiology. I had to look Axiology up in the dictionary‚ I thought it might be some sort of medieval craft lumberjacks practiced. Then when reading chapter nine things became somewhat clearer to me. I wrote down notes and some thoughts
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developed to reduce drag and help hold the swimmer’s body in a more streamlined shape. Following three years of research that included input from NASA‚ tests on more than 100 different fabrics and suit designs and body scans of more than 400 elite swimmers‚ Speedo has launched its most hydro-dynamically advanced - and fastest - swimsuit to date. The specially engineered‚ highly flexible fabric called LZR PULSE is ultrasonically welded to appear seamless. It takes about 20 minutes to put the LZR Racer
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Zuleika Rodriguez Professor Alan Schlechter/ Daniel Lerner (Nick Jensen) The Science of Happiness October 1‚ 2014 The Moment of Change Faith‚ courage and willpower are some values that have shaped me into the character that I am today. Following upon the numerous and impacting conflicts I had throughout my life‚ I can recall my family reunion last summer. In a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ he states‚ “Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee‚ and do not try to make the universe
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Computers in Games and Sports Practically everybody has played sports video games on a computer. It’s fun to pick a team and see how well you can play against a “virtual” rival. However‚ the uses for computers in various games and sports go far beyond video games. If you ask a cricket bowler how he throws a ball‚ he may not be able to tell you. He may say it’s just “instinct.” It’s something that comes naturally to him. The fact is that there are ways to help bowlers become better bowlers
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Did you know that dolphins has its own signature whistle to distinguish it from other dolphins‚ much like a human fingerprint? Dolphins have complex brains and signs of self-awareness. In this‚ you will know few about the anatomy and senses of dolphins‚ and their behavior also. So‚ dolphins have a streamlined fusiform body‚ adapted for fast swimming. The tail fin‚ called the fluke‚ is used for propulsion‚ while the pectoral fins together with the entire tail section provide directional control
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In this simile‚ catawba worms usually wriggle around and won’t stop moving in dirt or in this story‚ a bucket. Harper Lee described how the students were moving around. The students in the story were wriggling around when they got excited like how worms would move around. The ceiling in the story‚ had many lights moving around so much like it was dancing.. In this personification‚ Harper Lee described how the ceiling was full of lights. When the students took out their molasses buckets‚ the buckets
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