Wave characteristics of olympic breaststroke swimmers

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-51

  Sanders, Ross H ^a   Cappaert, Jane M ^a,b   Pease, David L ^a,c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Intl Center for Aquatic Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Sequencing; Streamlining; Technique; Undulations

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

BREASTSTROKE SWIMMING; CENTER OF MASS (CM); FOURIER FREQUENCIES; VERTICAL UNDULATIONS;

SPORTS MEDICINE;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEAD; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; KNEE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SHOULDER; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWIMMING;

EID: 0032006578     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.14.1.40     Document Type: Article

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