Determining propulsive force in front crawl swimming: A comparison of two methods

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-105

  Berger, Monique A M ^a   Hollander, A Peter ^a   De Groot, Gert ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Front crawl swimming; Propulsive force; Three dimensional kinematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FEMALE; FORCE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SWIMMING; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; SWIMMING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0032952275     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404199366190     Document Type: Article

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