A Progressive Drag Chute Set for Faster Swimming

By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
Drag chutes are one of the most versatile tools for resisted swimming.
And training with a drag chute is usually treated pretty simply:Small chute = small resistance
Big chute = big resistanceBut chute size is only part of the equation for how hard they are to pull.
The amount of drag produced by a parachute increases much faster than swimming speed. The faster you go while swimming against one, the disproportionately more resistance the chute creates.
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