Energetics and biomechanics as determining factors of swimming performance: updating the state of the art

TM Barbosa, JA Bragada, VM Reis, DA Marinho… - Journal of science and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The biophysical determinants related to swimming performance are one of the most
attractive topics within swimming science. The aim of this paper was to do an update of the …

Relationship between tethered forces and the four swimming techniques performance

P Morouço, KL Keskinen… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose of the current study was to identify the relationships between competitive
performance and tether forces according to distance swam, in the four strokes, and to …

Front-crawl instantaneous velocity estimation using a wearable inertial measurement unit

F Dadashi, F Crettenand, GP Millet, K Aminian - Sensors, 2012 - mdpi.com
Monitoring the performance is a crucial task for elite sports during both training and
competition. Velocity is the key parameter of performance in swimming, but swimming …

Contribution of limbs' actions to the four competitive swimming strokes: a nonlinear approach

RF Bartolomeu, MJ Costa, TM Barbosa - Journal of sports sciences, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of our study was to assess the effect of the limbs' actions on the nonlinear properties
of the four competitive swimming strokes. Forty-nine swimmers performed all-out sprints at …

The interaction between intra-cyclic variation of the velocity and mean swimming velocity in young competitive swimmers

TM Barbosa, PGF Morouço, S Jesus… - … Journal of Sports …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the intra-cyclic variation of the
horizontal velocity (dv) and the velocity of the 4 competitive swimming techniques in young …

Velocity profiling using inertial sensors for freestyle swimming

A Stamm, DA James, DV Thiel - Sports Engineering, 2013 - Springer
The ability to unobtrusively measure velocity in the aquatic environment is a fundamental
challenge for engineers and sports scientists and important in assessing the skill level. The …

Arm coordination adaptations assessment in swimming

C Schnitzler, L Seifert, V Ernwein… - International Journal of …, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
The link between modifications in arm coordination (IdC) and intracyclic velocity variation
(IVV) as a function of swim pace and gender is investigated. Twelve elite swimmers …

Comparison of the arm-stroke kinematics between maximal and sub-maximal breaststroke swimming using discrete data and time series analysis

V Gourgoulis, T Nikodelis - Journal of Biomechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of the current study was to compare the arm-stroke kinematics during maximal and
sub-maximal breaststroke swimming using both discrete and continuous data analysis. Nine …

Kinematical changes in swimming front Crawl and Breaststroke with the AquaTrainer® snorkel

T Barbosa, AJ Silva, AM Reis, M Costa… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
The aim of the present study was to assess the kinematical changes when swimming
maximal bouts in Front Crawl and Breaststroke with the AquaTrainer® snorkel. Thirteen …

Kinematics of the hip and body center of mass in front crawl

RJ Fernandes, J Ribeiro, P Figueiredo… - Journal of human …, 2012 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The kinematic profiles of the hip and center of mass in front crawl swimming were compared
to quantify the error of using a fixed body point to assess intracyclic velocity variations at …