Swimming Equipment

Swimming like running and walking does not require any special equipment. However, professional swimming competitions have made equipment necessary for a swimmer who aims to break records. Swimmers are meant to wear swimming gear that is designed to decrease a swimmers resistance to water. This is done by using special fabrics. Other equipment is used while training swimmers in the initial stages.

Swimming gear is designed to increase a person's buoyancy in water and aid easier flotation. The equipment that increases buoyancy are also good safety equipment. Other equipment is designed to give humans physical abilities which they lack, such as webbed feet, which can propel a person with more speed under water. Safety is the primary concern for swimming pools and is kept as the top priority. Every swimming pools has life guards who stay on the lookout for struggling swimmers.

Safety and Training Equipment for Swimming

Swimming comes with numerous risks, of which the biggest one is drowning. Hundreds of people die because of accidental drowning every year, even though half of these people know swimming. To keep a swimmer afloat, numerous swimming equipment are available in the market. Most swimming equipment is made up of plastics, which can keep themselves dry in water. This equipment should be capable of wit...

Other Swimming Equipment

Apart from a wetsuit or a swimsuit, a swimmer also wears swim goggles for various reasons. Human eyes are not designed to see under water. These goggles help a swimmer to see under water and also above the water. The goggles come with a low profile design and are designed not to form fog over the lenses under water. These fit over the eyes air tight, ensuring that water does not peep into the ey...

Swimming Suits

One of the most important pieces of equipment for swimming today has become the wetsuit. Suits today are made from fabrics of polymer that are designed to decrease the drag coefficient of a swimmers body from the hydrophobic forces in the water. They are usually made from materials such as neoprene. Wetsuits come in many different forms, and are different for men and women. Many companies employ...

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Swimming Equipment

Safety and Training Equipment for Swimming

Other Swimming Equipment

Swimming Suits

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