[News] Dolphin-Inspired Man-Made Fin Works Swimmingly

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Dolphin-Inspired Man-Made Fin Works Swimmingly

 

Lunocet swimmers have already hit about eight miles per hour, almost twice the speed of Michael Phelps at his fastest

By Julian Smith

 

The human body does many things well, but swimming isn't one of them. We're embarrassingly inefficient in the water, able to convert just 3 or 4 percent of our energy into forward motion. (Even with swim fins, we're only 10 to 15 percent more efficient.) But a new, dolphin-inspired fin promises to fuel the biggest change in human-powered swimming in decades, putting beyond-Olympian speeds within reach of just about anyone.

 

Dolphin-Inspired Man-Made Fin Works Swimmingly: Scientific American