How does buoyancy influence front-crawl performance? Exploring the assumptions

A new theoretical framework for understanding the influence of buoyancy on swimming performance is proposed in this paper. During front-crawl swimming, the hydrodynamic force acting on the hands generates the leg-sinking moment around the center of mass, which is counteracted by the leg-raising moment generated by the buoyant force.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:technical and natural sciences endurance sports
Published in:Sports Technology
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/19346182.2008.9648458
Volume:1
Issue:2-3
Pages:89-99
Document types:article
Level:advanced