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The physiology and biomechanics of competitive swimming

Fast swimming, either in the pool, in open water swimming, or in water polo and synchronized swimming, requires maximizing the efficiencies with which the human body can move through a liquid medium. A multitude of factors can affect the ability to swim fast as well as the final outcome. Physiology and biomechanics are the present tools used by sports scientists to determine which factors are important to fast swimming and, subsequently, to determine how the swimmer may maximize these factors to improve performance.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:endurance sports biological and medical sciences technical and natural sciences
Published in:Clinics in Sports Medicine
Language:English
Published: 1999
Online Access:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278591905701435?via=ihub
Volume:18
Issue:2
Pages:267-285
Document types:article
Level:intermediate