16-Year-Old Alana Berlin Takes Disqualification with 26.49 LCM 50 Underwater Kick
16 year old Alana Berlin of Schroeder YMCA in Wisconsin swam a full 50 underwater in a meet this past weekend. Full video of the race can be seen b...
16 year old Alana Berlin of Schroeder YMCA in Wisconsin swam a full 50 underwater in a meet this past weekend. Full video of the race can be seen below. Although Berlin was ultimately disqualified in the race for going past 15 meters underwater, the swim is still impressive. One may ask why the 15 meter rule is even a thing. Science can help explain this. As seen in the video, Berlin beats the rest of her heat by over a body length and a half (and most of them by 2-3 body lengths). Swimming is faster underwater than it is over the water due to the lack of surface tension that one faces when swimming above the water.