Effect of fastskin suits on performance, drag, and energy cost of swimming

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1149-1154

  Chatard, Jean Claude ^a,b   Wilson, Barry ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Institut Sukan Negara Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Distance per stroke; Hydrodynamic; Stroke rate; Swimming economy

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY COST; EXERCISE; FASTSKIN SUIT; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; SWIMMING; VELOCITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SWIMMING;

EID: 54049145967     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318169387b     Document Type: Article

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