Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help H Optimizing Swimming Across a River: Upstream, Downstream, or Directly Across? Homework Statement If you were trying to swim across a river with the shortest possible time, would you aim your body slightly upstream, directly across the river, or slightly...
While watching a swimming competition one night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.The event started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them fal