Swimmer's buoyancy greater on surface of 12-foot pool than 4-foot pool?

Subject: Swimmer's buoyancy greater on surface of 12-foot pool than 4-foot pool?

Date: Wed Jul 12 14:58:24 2000
Posted by Bob Miller
Grade level: nonaligned School: USRRB
City: Chicago State/Province: IL Country: US
Area of science: Physics
ID: 963428304.Ph

Message:


We were at a swim meet and a mom made a casual statement that the swimmers 
would have an easier meet swimming across the deep end than they would at 
the shallow end, based on having greater buoyancy in deep water.  Is there 
anything to this?

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