Stroking characteristics in freestyle swimming and relationships with anthropometric characteristics

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-206

  Pelayo, Patrick ^a   Sidney, Michel ^a   Kherif, Tarik ^a   Chollet, Didier ^b   Tourny, Claire ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

EID: 0029937160     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.12.2.197     Document Type: Article

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