Effects of arms-only swimming training on performance, movement economy, and aerobic power

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 294-304

  Konstantaki, Maria ^a   Winter, Edward ^b   Swaine, Ian ^c  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic power; Conditioning; Performance; Swimming

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749200945     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.3.3.294     Document Type: Article

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