Validity and reliability of critical speed, critical stroke rate, and anaerobic capacity in relation to front crawl swimming performances

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-98

  Dekerle, J ^a   Sidney, M ^a   Hespel, J M ^a   Pelayo, P ^a  

^a Lab d'Etudes Motricite Humaine   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic capacity; Critical speed; Critical stroke rate; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SWIMMING; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWIMMING;

EID: 0036181887     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-20125     Document Type: Article

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