Performance and drag during drafting swimming in highly trained triathletes

The influence of drafting was studied on the swimming performance, metabolic response, and passive drag of triathletes (N = 8). Result: Swimming behind another swimmer in a race is advantageous for triathletes.
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Notations:endurance sports technical and natural sciences
Published in:Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Language:English
Published: 1998
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9710869&dopt=Abstract
Volume:30
Issue:8
Pages:1276-1280
Document types:article
Level:advanced