Arm to leg coordination in elite butterfly swimmers

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 322-329

  Chollet, Didier ^a   Seifert, Ludovic ^a   Boulesteix, L ^a   Carter, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Butterfly; Coordination; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; SWIMMING; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33645698756     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865658     Document Type: Article

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