At the start of a swimming race, elite swimmers dive into the pool and then, underwater, hold a maximally streamlined, a

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At the start of a swimming race, elite swimmers dive into the pool and then, underwater, hold a maximally streamlined, a

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At the start of a swimming race, elite swimmers dive into thepool and then, underwater, hold a maximally streamlined,approximately horizontal position for about 2 s. Clearly statingyour assumptions, estimate the skin friction drag actingagainst the swimmer’s forward motion during this phase. You mayassume thatthe swimmer’s horizontal speed is approximately 1.5 m/s .
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