關于游泳你不可不知的六大真相
All the answers to the swimming questions you're too afraid to ask
If you've been watching the Rio Olympic swimming events, chances are you have some questions that you may be too afraid to ask. That's why we've dug up the answers to some of your top swimming questions:
如果你一直在關注里約奧運會的游泳賽事,你可能會產生些好奇又不好意思問的問題.為此,我們會為大家在下文專門解答最引人不解的游泳問題.
1. Why do Olympic divers use small towels?
為什么奧運會跳水運動員用小浴巾？
Why do divers at #Olympics use really small towels that I'd really call face cloths?
— Laura Meakin (@la_steel64) August 10, 2016
為什么參加奧運會的跳水運動員用這么小的浴巾？稱之為擦臉毛巾都不為過！
——勞拉·米金 賬號@la_steel64 2016年8月10日
Olympic gold medalist Laura Wilkinson explains that the name of these little towels are called shammys. The shammy, made out of rayon or poly-vinyl, can hold a lot of water and dry quickly, the former US diver reveals.
前美國跳水運動員、奧運金牌得主勞拉·威爾金森表示,這些"小方巾"名為麂皮革.這種由人造纖維絲或聚乙烯醇樹脂制成的麂皮革可以快速吸干運動員身上的大量水分.
Divers use shammys in between dives to dry off. Shammys come in handy in between dives because it helps keep your hands and legs dry, and prevents the diver from losing grip when competing.
運動員在每次跳水間隔都會用麂皮革吸干身上的水分.這種用于休息間隔的麂皮革可以確保運動員手腳干燥,還能避免他們在比賽時失去控制.
"It becomes a habit that you do before every dive. It's kind of like our safety blanket," Wilkinson says.
"我們習慣于在每次跳水前都擦干手腳.麂皮革有點像跳水運動員的安全毯."威爾金森表示.
