Race analysis in competitive swimming: A narrative review

T Gonjo, BH Olstad - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Researchers have quantified swimming races for several decades to provide objective
information on race strategy and characteristics. The purpose of the present review was to …

Stroke kinematics, temporal patterns, neuromuscular activity, pacing and kinetics in elite breaststroke swimming: a systematic review

E Nicol, S Pearson, D Saxby, C Minahan, E Tor - Sports medicine-open, 2022 - Springer
Background Breaststroke is a technically complex stroke characterised by discontinuous
propulsive phases, large intracyclic velocity variation and low mean velocity. The …

Are the 50 m race segments changed from heats to finals at the 2021 European swimming championships?

R Arellano, JJ Ruiz-Navarro, TM Barbosa… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study explored in the 50 m races of the four swimming strokes the performance
parameters and/or technical variables that determined the differences between swimmers …

Analysis and influence of the underwater phase of breaststroke on short-course 50 and 100m performance

L Sánchez, R Arellano… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The aim was to analyse the influence of the breaststroke underwater phase on 50 and 100
m performance. A total of 108 performances in 50 m (61 males and 47 females), and 126 …

Turn fast and win: the importance of acyclic phases in top-elite female swimmers

DP Born, J Kuger, M Polach, M Romann - Sports, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of start and turn performances on race
times in top-elite female swimmers and provide benchmarks for all performance levels, all …

Effects of dry-land training programs on swimming turn performance: a systematic review

F Hermosilla, R Sanders, F González-Mohíno… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Swimming coaches have prescribed dry-land training programs over the years to improve
the overall swimming performance (starts, clean swimming, turns and finish). The main aim …

[HTML][HTML] Start fast, swim faster, turn fastest: section analyses and normative data for individual medley

DP Born, M Romann, T Stöggl - Journal of Sports Science & …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aims of the study were to provide benchmarks and normative data for 100 m, 200 m,
and 400 m short-course individual medley (IM) races, investigate differences between the …

Performance development of European swimmers across the olympic cycle

DP Born, M Schönfelder, O Logan… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The aims of the study were to (1) quantify the performance development of race times and
key performance indicators of European swimmers across the last Olympic cycle (from 2016 …

Race analysis of the men's 50 m events at the 2021 LEN European championships

JE Morais, TM Barbosa, T Lopes… - Sports …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to:(i) characterise the stroke kinematics' stability of the male
swimmers competing in the four 50 m events at the 2021 European Championships, and;(ii) …

[HTML][HTML] Arm–leg coordination during the underwater pull-out sequence in the 50, 100 and 200 m breaststroke start

BH Olstad, T Gonjo, A Conceição, J Šťastný… - Journal of science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the arm–leg coordination from different perspectives of motor
control during the underwater start sequence to understand whether differences exist …