Swimming performances and stroking parameters in non skilled grammar school pupils: Relation with age, gender and some anthropometric characteristics

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-193

  Pelayo, P ^a,c   Wille, F ^a   Sidney, M ^a   Berthoin, S ^a   Lavoie, J M ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Faculte des Sciences du Sport   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Performance; Physical education; School; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0030671520     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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