The Science Behind Swimming, Diving and Other Water Sports (Paperback)


Behind the flips, splashes and speed of Olympic water sports, science is at work. Gravity and centrifugal force are in play as a diver spins and flips before splashing into the water. Olympic swimmers shave their bodies to reduce drag as they zip through the water. Find out how science is involved in all your favourite water events and how athletes take science into account in their quest for the gold medal.

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Behind the flips, splashes and speed of Olympic water sports, science is at work. Gravity and centrifugal force are in play as a diver spins and flips before splashing into the water. Olympic swimmers shave their bodies to reduce drag as they zip through the water. Find out how science is involved in all your favourite water events and how athletes take science into account in their quest for the gold medal.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Raintree Publishing

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Science of the Summer Olympics

Release date

March 2017

Availability

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First published

2016

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 178 x 3mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

32

ISBN-13

978-1-4747-1144-9

Barcode

9781474711449

Categories

LSN

1-4747-1144-8



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