Quantifying freestyle kick-count and kick-rate patterns in paralympic swimming

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1455-1461

  Fulton, Sacha K ^a,b   Pyne, David B ^a   Burkett, Brendan ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Freestyle kick; Inertial sensor technology; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949118254     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903062936     Document Type: Article

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