A comparison of the intra-cyclic velocity variation in breaststroke swimmers with flat and undulating styles

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 653-665

  Colman, Véronique ^a   Persyn, Ulrik ^a   Daly, Daniel ^a   Stijnen, Valère ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breaststroke styles; Centre of mass; Swimming; Velocity variation; Video analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; ROTATION; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWIMMING; TRUNK; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031793377     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404198366461     Document Type: Article

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