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What forces act upon swimmers?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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We know gravity and the buoyancy of water act on a swimmer, as does the drag of the water and the thrustgenerated by the swimmers arms and legs.

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10y ago

The pair of forces is the following: You push the water back; the water pushes you forward.

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the action is the swimmer moving his arms nad leges , the reaction is him moving forwards

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12y ago

There is a law of physics that states, "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction."

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9y ago

The swimmer moves water backwards and hence water moves him forward.

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law of action and reaction

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2nd law

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