The effect of a silicone swim cap on swimming performance in tropical conditions in pre-adolescents

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 156-161

  Hue, Olivier ^a   Galy, Olivier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^b IUFC de Nouvelle Calédonie ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Hot wet environment; Performance; Pre adolescents; Swimming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856132897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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