Can you swim? An exploration of measuring real and perceived water competency

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-135

  Moran, Kevin ^a   Stallman, Robert Keig ^b   Kjendlie, Per Ludvik ^c   Dahl, Dagmar ^d   Blitvich, Jennifer D ^e   Petrass, Lauren A ^e   McElroy, G Keith ^e   Goya, Toshiaki ^f   Teramoto, Keisuke ^f   Matsui, Atsunori ^g   Shimongata, Shuji ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^d Alta University College   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^f AICHI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^g NARUTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^h CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84874159552     PISSN: 19329997     EISSN: 19329253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25035/ijare.06.02.04     Document Type: Article

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