Swimming speed patterns and stroking variables in the paralympic100-m freestyle

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 260-278

  Daly, Daniel J ^a   Djobova, Stefka K ^a   Malone, Laurie A ^b   Vanlandewijck, Yves ^a   Steadward, Robert D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Lakeshore Foundation   (United States)

^c Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0038167075     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.20.3.260     Document Type: Article

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