Intra-cyclic distance per stroke phase, velocity fluctuations and acceleration time ratio of a breaststroker's hip: A comparison between elite and nonelite swimmers at different race paces

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-147

  Leblanc, H ^a   Seifert, Ludovic ^a   Tourny Chollet, C ^a   Chollet, Didier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Breaststroke; Intra cyclic velocity; Velocity meter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SWIMMING;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; HIP; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; SWIMMING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33847772144     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924205     Document Type: Article

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