Beeline
noun - Beeline is the most direct and straightest route to a specific point during an open water swimming race or the swim leg of a triathlon, albeit not necessarily always the fastest route due to currents or waves.
The coach directed her swimmer to take a beeline to the next turn buoy.
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Origin
1820–30, Americanism; BEE + LINE].
Synonyms
straight course, direct line, shortest route, straight line, Rhumb Line
Beeline Formation
adjective, noun - Beeline or beeline formation refers to the formation of a 3-person relay team in a team pursuit open water swimming competition. In an beeline formation, the lead swimmer is positioned directly ahead of the trailing swimmers in a tight pack in order to gain the advantage of drafting and navigating. The trailing swimmers position themselves directly behind the swimmer in front of them.
The American team used the beeline formation during the team pursuit race at the World Championships.
Tripod vs. Beeline Formation
In the tripod formation, the 2 trailing swimmers position themselves on the left and right side of the lead swimmer. In the beeline formation, the swimmers swim directly in front of the trailing swimmer so the hands of the trailing swimmers are directly behind the feet of the swimmers ahead of them.
Team Pursuit Positions
Tripod or rotating arrow - formation shaped like an arrow with occasional changes of positions among the 3 swimmers
Arrow - no change in the positions among the 3 swimmers
Beeline formation - swimmers draft directly behind one another throughout the race
Rotating beeline or peloton - swimmers draft directly behind one another throughout the race, occasionally rotating positions
Hybrid - a combination of one or more of the other drafting techniques and formations
External links
- 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
- In Team Pursuit For Gold, USA Looks Good
- Retaliation And Aggression In Open Water Competitions
- What Was That Group Of Things In The Open Water?
- Pack Swimming - The Collective Behavior Of Triathletes And Open Water Swimmers
- What Is The Correct Call In The Open Water?
- Does The Nash Equilibrium Apply To Open Water Racing?
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- I Got Stung
- Pool Open Water
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Openwaterpedia
- Open Water Swimming Race Calendar
- 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
- 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
