Week 6- Entry 2

REPORT continue



The things I learnt from completing this experiment is that different attires can affect a swimmer’s speed and it can in most instances be a situation between life & death.  For example when I swam with the jeans & hoody jumper, I felt my arms weaken, clothes absorbed water and so I struggled to swim to the finish line. If this had been a real life situation I would have perhaps drowned. However when I swam with the swimsuit and then the shorts, it felt much easier to swim and did not struggle to complete the experiment. Furthermore I learnt that many hours of research & development is needed in developing high- quality swimming gear for swimmers, whether it is for competition or recreation and many swimming professional s rely on this attire (swimsuit) for success.

Before I started the experiment I thought the speed with a swimmer wearing shorts would be faster than the speed of a swimmer wearing a swimsuit. But after conducting my experiment and collecting results it was not the results that I expected. It turned out that the swimmers speed with shorts is slower than the swimmers speed with the swimsuit with a 6 second delay.

The investigation might be improved by having multiple numbers of swimmers (3 to 5 people). T his will give us a clear indication on strength, endurance and experience.

The limitation I had conducting my experiment was that I at the start wanted to carry out my experiment using the outdoor swimming pool area but due to the bad weather I had to carry out my experiment indoor.

My results have definitely been supported by research because it was an experiment that involved stress and work for Six (6) weeks. All the inquiries, writing letters, conducting the experiment, making phone calls and asking a lot of questions to make sure I was on the right track to get the experiment done  proves that  the  results had supporting conclusions.

My experiment  and results can relate to everyday life because as we are familiar with Ian Thorpe who is a famous professional swimmer. Ian Thorpe prefers swimming with swimsuits because it gives him better perfomance and great results such as” IAN Thorpe's world record in the 400m freestyle 2:08.68”.Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Thorpe's world records, November 22, 2006.

Finally my research is important because it can help the researchers of the swimming association come up with ideas and products that can increase the performance and speed of a swimmer .This will create swimmers like Ian thorpe and others  achieve world records.

Conclusion: From the Results and the analysis  it can be said that the  attire has a direct effect on the swimmer because it can delay or increase the swimmers speed.

Bibliography

·         http://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/www/html/975-roselands-aquatic-centre.asp (accessed: 20/8/10)

·         Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Thorpe's world records, November 22, 2006.

·         http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/water_safety.html  (accessed: 1/9/10)

·         http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=equimpment+used+in+swimming+pool&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai  (accessed: 9/9/10)

·         http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.theforestbandb.co.uk/background_files/pool_new.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.theforestbandb.co.uk/K2_Travel_Directions.php&usg=__oosQxnFIZ28Xj9yp85zatkaxwbs=&h=194&w=257&sz=21&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=iXbNYzfKdmIEvM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3D50%2Bmetre%2Bswimming%2Bpool%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1 (accessed: 28/8/10)

 

Week 6- Entry 1

REPORT   Eihab Taouk

Title: This investigation will test “The effect of swimming attire on the speed of a swimmer”. Furthermore our results will be discussed analysed and diagramed to give you a clear indication of how and why our results were achieved

Aim & hypothesis: In saying this, the aim is to investigate the effect of swimming attire on the speed of a swimmer and to show how my experiments & results relates to everyday life as well as why my research is important.

Method:

Step 1: Speak to the manager of the Roseland aquatic centre



Step 2: Pay for entry




Step 3: Dress in attire:



• Jeans and hoody jumper



• Swimming shorts



• swimsuit




Step 4: prepare stopwatch (To time the swimmer from start to finish)




Step 5: One person stands at the start of the pool to time the swimmers take-off while another person stands at the end of the pool to time the finish point




Step 6: swim 50 metres whilst dressed in attire.



Step 7: Video camera and/or digital camera the swimmers performance for evidence & further investigation.



Step 8: Swimmer gets out of the pool, dry’s himself and gets dressed for his next attire.



As mentioned above.




Step 9: Results of swimmers performance are collected & recorded on an excel spread sheet (laptop).





Step 10: Results are printed on hard copy for further research i.e comparing results, thesis, graphs & conclusions




Step 11: blog the results for the current week



Step 12: Plan the next experiment for the following week







The equipment used for this science assignment includes:

• Roselands 50m (metre) pool (swimmer will swim from one end to the other)

• Stopwatch(To time the swimmer from start to finish)

• 2 people at each end of the 50m (metre) pool. (For start and finish time)

• Swimming with different attire (clothes) include:

-Jeans and hoody jumper

- Swimming shorts

-swim suit

• Video camera/digital camera

-video camera(Is used to record the swimmer)

-Digital camera(For taking photos)

• Pen/Pencil/eraser(Used to record results)

• A4 papers (Is used for writing the results for your experiment)

• Laptop (To search up pictures, information, diagrams etc.)

• Printer (The printer is used for all the pictures and information I need)

• Phone (To call manager for the aquatic centre)

Risk assessment: Our safety measures that we thought about before our experiment include:

• Swimmer might drown.



• Wet concrete surfaces might cause injury.



• Swimmer might collide with other regular swimmers.



• The swimmers health's protection and the maintenance of good safety.



• An Aquatic Centre that has swimming pool regulations with a valid tool for health promotion.



• Swimmer might be allergic to Chemical disinfectants such as chlorine.





According to our topic “the effect of swimming attire on the speed of a swimmer” the following results were achieved from the experiment


Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (jeans & hoody jumper) and


the results were: 90s (seconds)

Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (swim suit) and the results were: 54s (seconds)

 

 

Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (swimming shorts) and the results were: 60s (seconds)

ATTIRE LENGTH RESULTS








ATTIRE                            LENGTH                      RESULTS

Jeans & Hoody Jumper    50 Metres                     90 Seconds



Swimming Shorts             50 Metres                        60 Seconds



Swimsuit                       50 Metres                                54 Seconds



Note: The same swimmer swam 50 Metres in every attire.






From the table we can see that jeans & hoody jumper achieved the slowest swimming performance with 90 Seconds whilst, swimming with shorts finishing with a speed of 60 seconds.Leaving us with the ultimate attire (swimsuit ) which was the fastest effect on the swimmer with a stunning speed of 54 seconds.




The results can give us a sign that the attire has a direct effect on the swimmer because it can delay or increase the swimmers speed. For example; when the swimmer swam with the jeans & hoody jumper attire, it absorbed the water causing the clothing to be heavier due to wetness .For this reason this slowed down the swimmers speed as the material is made out of cotton.



As for the swimming shorts the swimmer had a smoother swim compared to the jeans & hoody jumper but slower by 6 seconds compared to the swimsuit. Although the swimmer bares most of his skin, the shorts itself acted as floaties because air bubbles entered the polyester shorts causing the shorts to float slightly.



With a spectacular speed of 54 seconds, the swimsuit was the best attire on the speed of a swimmer and this was due to the make of the swimsuit. The swimsuit tucks your body and acts as a shield to water and air bubbles, so as the swimmer swims the swimsuit does not absorb water therefore achieving a faster speed.

Week 5- Entry 2

DRAFT REPORT- continue




The things I learnt from completing this experiment is that different attires can affect a swimmer’s speed and it can in most instances be a situation between life & death. For example when I swam with the jeans & hoody jumper, I felt my arms weaken, clothes absorbed water and so I struggled to swim to the finish line. If this had been a real life situation I would have perhaps drowned. However when I swam with the swimsuit and then the shorts, it felt much easier to swim and did not struggle to complete the experiment. Furthermore I learnt that many hours of research & development is needed in developing high-quality swimming gear for swimmers, whether it is for competition or recreation and many swimming professionals rely on this attire (swimsuit) for success.



Before I started the experiment I thought the speed with a swimmer wearing shorts would be faster than the speed of a swimmer wearing a swimsuit. But after conducting my experiment and collecting results it was not the results that I expected. It turned out that the swimmers speed with shorts is slower than the swimmers speed with the swimsuit with a 6 second delay.



The investigation might be improved by having multiple numbers of swimmers (3 to 5 people). This will give us a clear indication on strength, endurance and experience.



The limitation I had conducting my experiment was that I firstly wanted to carry out my experiment using the outdoor swimming pool area but due to the bad weather I had to carry out my experiment indoor.



My results have definitely been supported by research because it was an experiment that involved stress and work for Six (6) weeks. All the inquiries, writing letters, conducting the experiments, making phone calls and asking a lot of questions to make sure I was on the right track to get the experiment done, proves that the results had supporting conclusions.



Conclusion: From the Results and the analysis it can be said that the attire has a direct effect on the swimmer because it can delay or increase the swimmers speed.



Bibliography



• http://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/www/html/975-roselands-aquatic-centre.asp (accessed: 20/8/10)



• Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Thorpe's world records, November 22, 2006.

• http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/water_safety.html (accessed: 1/9/10)



• http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=equimpment+used+in+swimming+pool&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai (accessed: 9/9/10)



• http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.theforestbandb.co.uk/background_files/pool_new.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.theforestbandb.co.uk/K2_Travel_Directions.php&usg=__oosQxnFIZ28Xj9yp85zatkaxwbs=&h=194&w=257&sz=21&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=iXbNYzfKdmIEvM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3D50%2Bmetre%2Bswimming%2Bpool%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1 (accessed: 28/8/10)

Week 5- Entry 1

DRAFT REPORT




Title: This investigation will test “The effect of swimming attire on the speed of a swimmer”. Furthermore our results will be discussed analysed and diagramed to give you a clear indication of how and why our results were achieved







Aim & hypothesis: In saying this, the aim is to investigate the effect of swimming attire on the speed of a swimmer and to show how my experiments & results relates to everyday life as well as why my research is important.





Method: Step 1: Speak to the manager of the Roseland aquatic centre







Step 2: Pay for entry





Step 3: Dress in attire:



• Jeans and hoody jumper



• Swimming shorts



• swimsuit



Step 4: prepare stopwatch (To time the swimmer from start to finish)







Step 5: One person stands at the start of the pool to time the swimmers take-off while another person stands at the end of the pool to time the finish point







Step 6: swim 50 metres whilst dressed in attire.







Step 7: Video camera and/or digital camera the swimmers performance for evidence & further investigation.







Step 8: Swimmer gets out of the pool, dry’s himself and gets dressed for his next attire.



As mentioned above.







Step 9: Results of swimmers performance are collected & recorded on an excel spread sheet (laptop).







Step 10: Results are printed on hard copy for further research i.e comparing results, thesis, graphs & conclusions







Step 11: blog the results for the current week







Step 12: Plan the next experiment for the following week











The equipment used for this science assignment includes: Eihab Taouk









• Roselands 50m (metre) pool (swimmer will swim from one end to the other)



















• Stopwatch(To time the swimmer from start to finish)





















• 2 people at each end of the 50m (metre) pool. (For start and finish time)





















• Swimming with different attire (clothes) include:



-Jeans and hoody jumper

























- Swimming shorts

















-swim suit

























• Video camera/digital camera

-video camera (Is used to record the swimmer)



















-Digital camera(For taking photos)





















• Pen/Pencil/eraser(Used to record results)

































• A4 papers (Is used for writing the results for your experiment)



























• Laptop (To search up pictures, information, diagrams etc.)

























• Printer (The printer is used for all the pictures and information I need)





























• Printer (The printer is used for all the pictures and information I need)











Risk assessment: Our safety measures that we thought about before our experiment include:

• Swimmer might drown.

• Wet concrete surfaces might cause injury.

• Swimmer might collide with other regular swimmers.

• The swimmers health's protection and the maintenance of good safety.

• An Aquatic Centre that has swimming pool regulations with a valid tool for health promotion.

• Swimmer might be allergic to Chemical disinfectants such as chlorine.



















THE CARRYING OUT OF THE EXPERIMENT AND RESULTS

Eihab Taouk



According to our topic “the effect of swimming attire on the speed of a swimmer” the following results were achieved from the experiment:







• Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (jeans & hoody jumper) and

the results were: 90s (seconds)



























• Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (swim suit) and the results were: 54s (seconds)























• Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (swimming shorts) and the results were: 60s (seconds)





















Analysis of Results Eihab Taouk





ATTIRE LENGTH RESULTS

Jeans & Hoody Jumper 50 Metres 90 Seconds



Swimming Shorts 50 Metres 60 Seconds



Swimsuit 50 Metres 54 Seconds



Note: The same swimmer swam 50 Metres in every attire.







Our investigation on the experiment “the effect of swimming attire on the speed of swimmer” was performed at Roselands Aquatic Centre. I Eihab Taouk was the prime swimmer of this experiment and the above results were achieved.



There was no need for repeated experiments so there were no differences between repeated experiments because this experiment was not a trial an error based experiment nor was it a multiple number of swimmers. It was only one swimmer with 3 separate attires to be investigated.



From the table we can see that jeans & hoody jumper achieved the slowest swimming performance with 90 Seconds whilst, swimming with shorts finishing with a speed of 60 seconds.Leaving us with the ultimate attire (swimsuit ) which was the fastest effect on the swimmer with a stunning speed of 54 seconds.



The results can give us a sign that the attire has a direct effect on the swimmer because it can delay or increase the swimmers speed. For example; when the swimmer swam with the jeans & hoody jumper attire, it absorbed the water causing the clothing to be heavier due to wetness .For this reason this slowed down the swimmers speed as the material is made out of cotton.



As for the swimming shorts the swimmer had a smoother swim compared to the jeans & hoody jumper but slower by 6 seconds compared to the swimsuit. Although the swimmer bares most of his skin, the shorts itself acted as floaties because air bubbles entered the polyester shorts causing the shorts to float slightly.



With a spectacular speed of 54 seconds, the swimsuit was the best attire on the speed of a swimmer and this was due to the make of the swimsuit. The swimsuit tucks your body and acts as a shield to water and air bubbles, so as the swimmer swims the swimsuit does not absorb water therefore achieving a faster speed.



My experiment and results can relate to everyday life because as we are familiar with Ian Thorpe who is a famous professional swimmer. Ian Thorpe prefers swimming with swimsuits because it gives him better perfomance and great results such as” IAN Thorpe's world record in the 400m freestyle 2:08.68”.Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Thorpe's world records, November 22, 2006.



Finally my research is important because it can help the researchers of the swimming association come up with ideas and products that can increase the performance and speed of a swimmer .This will create swimmers like Ian thorpe and others achieve world records.

Week 3&4- Entry 2

Analysis of Results                                                                                                 Eihab Taouk


 ATTIRE                             LENGTH                            RESULTS
Jeans & Hoody Jumper       50 Metres                            90 Seconds

Swimming Shorts                50 Metres                             60 Seconds

Swimsuit                           50 Metres                             54 Seconds

Note: The same swimmer swam 50 Metres in every attire.



Our investigation on the experiment “the effect of swimming attire on the speed of swimmer” was performed at Roselands Aquatic Centre. I Eihab Taouk was the prime swimmer of this experiment and the above results were achieved.

There was no need for repeated experiments so there were no differences between repeated experiments because this experiment was not a trial an error based experiment nor was it a multiple number of swimmers. It was only one swimmer with 3 separate attires to be investigated.

From the table we can see that jeans & hoody jumper achieved the slowest swimming performance with 90 Seconds whilst, swimming with shorts finishing with a speed of 60 seconds.Leaving us with the ultimate attire (swimsuit ) which was the fastest effect on the swimmer with a stunning speed of 54 seconds.

The results can give us a sign that the attire has a direct effect on the swimmer because it can delay or increase the swimmers speed. For example; when the swimmer swam with the jeans & hoody jumper attire, it absorbed the water causing the clothing to be heavier due to wetness .For this reason this slowed down the swimmers speed as the material is made out of cotton.

As for the swimming shorts the swimmer had a smoother swim compared to the jeans & hoody jumper but slower by 6 seconds compared to the swimsuit. Although the swimmer bares most of his skin, the shorts itself acted as floaties because air bubbles entered the polyester shorts causing the shorts to float slightly.

With a spectacular speed of 54 seconds, the swimsuit was the best attire on the speed of a swimmer and this was due to the make of the swimsuit. The swimsuit tucks your body and acts as a shield to water and air bubbles, so as the swimmer swims the swimsuit does not absorb water therefore achieving a faster speed.

My experiment and results can relate to everyday life because as we are familiar with Ian Thorpe who is a famous professional swimmer. Ian Thorpe prefers swimming with swimsuits because it gives him better perfomance and great results such as” IAN Thorpe's world record in the 400m freestyle 2:08.68”.Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Thorpe's world records, November 22, 2006.

Finally my research is important because it can help the researchers of the swimming association come up with ideas and products that can increase the performance and speed of a swimmer .This will create swimmers like Ian thorpe and others achieve world records.

Week 3&4- entry 1

THE CARRYING OUT OF THE EXPERIMENT AND RESULTS 

Eihab Taouk 

According to our topic “the effect of swimming attire on the speed of a swimmer” the following results were achieved from the experiment:

• Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (jeans & hoody jumper) and

the results were: 90s (seconds)

• Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (swim suit) and the results were: 54s (seconds)

• Swimmer swam 50m (metres) in attire (swimming shorts) and the results were: 60s (seconds)