An integrated swimming monitoring system for the biomechanical analysis of swimming strokes

Sports Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 141-150

  James, Daniel A ^a,b   Leadbetter, Raymond I ^a   Neeli, Madhusudan Rao ^a   Burkett, Brendan J ^c   Thiel, David V ^a   Lee, James B ^a,d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Biomechanics; Gyroscopes; Inertial sensors; Swimming

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008778740     PISSN: 19346182     EISSN: 19346190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19346182.2012.725410     Document Type: Article

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