关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:
如果你一直在关注里约奥运会的游泳赛事,你可能会产生些好奇又不好意思问的问题.为此,我们会为大家在下文专门解答最引人不解的游泳问题.
1. Why do Olympic divers use small towels?
为什么奥运会跳水运动员用小浴巾？
Why do divers at #Olympics use really small towels that I'd really call face cloths?
— Laura Meakin (@la_steel64) August 10, 2016
为什么参加奥运会的跳水运动员用这么小的浴巾？称之为擦脸毛巾都不为过！
——劳拉·米金 账号@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.
前美国跳水运动员、奥运金牌得主劳拉·威尔金森表示,这些"小方巾"名为麂皮革.这种由人造纤维丝或聚乙烯醇树脂制成的麂皮革可以快速吸干运动员身上的大量水分.
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.
运动员在每次跳水间隔都会用麂皮革吸干身上的水分.这种用于休息间隔的麂皮革可以确保运动员手脚干燥,还能避免他们在比赛时失去控制.
"It becomes a habit that you do before every dive. It's kind of like our safety blanket," Wilkinson says.
"我们习惯于在每次跳水前都擦干手脚.麂皮革有点像跳水运动员的安全毯."威尔金森表示.
