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Active drag measurements in elite US swimmers.
Male swimmers had twice as much active drag and power output as females in both strokes. Their swimming velocities were at least 0.2 m/s faster than the females. The more objective parameter of the hydrodynamic coefficient seemed to slightly favor the overall swimming technique of females.
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| Notations: | endurance sports technical and natural sciences |
| Published in: | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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| Online Access: | https://insights.ovid.com/medicine-science-sports-exercise/mespex/1996/05/001/active-drag-measurements-elite-swimmers-279/279/00005768 |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Pages: | S47 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | intermediate |