Three-dimensional analysis of intracycle velocity fluctuations in frontcrawl swimming

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 128-135

  Psycharakis, S G ^a,b   Naemi, R ^b   Connaboy, C ^a,b   McCabe, C ^b   Sanders, R H ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Center of mass; Freestyle; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HIP; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; VIDEORECORDING;

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

EID: 75649094845     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00891.x     Document Type: Article

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