Hydrodynamic characteristics of a swimmer's hand

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-26

  Sanders, Ross H ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drag; Hand; Hydrodynamics; Lift; Swimming

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FUNCTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HAND; SWIMMING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FORCE; HAND; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033081310     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.15.1.3     Document Type: Article

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