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Trailing swimmer
From Openwaterpedia
noun - A trailing swimmer is the second or third person in a 3-person team pursuit relay or the swimmers within a pack of swimmers swimming behind a lead swimmer in an open water swimming competition.
Antonym
Team Pursuit Formations
The trailing swimmer is behind the lead swimmer in the following formations: tripod, arrow, rotating tripod, beeline, rotating beeline, peloton, or hybrid.
External links
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