This narrative review deals with the topic of strength training in swimming, which has been a
controversial issue for decades. It is not only about the importance for the performance at …

Swimming analysts aid coaches and athletes in the decision-making by providing evidence-
based recommendations. The aim of this narrative review was to report the best practices of …

The main aim of this study was to compare the start, turn, and finish performance of 100 m
and 200 m events in the four swimming strokes in elite swimmers of both sexes. The …

The swimming start is typically broken into three sub-phases; on-block, flight, and
underwater phases. While overall start performance is highly important to elite swimming …

This study aimed to assess the effects of post-activation potentiation in the strength related
variables of a kick start. Thirteen competitive swimmers performed three kick starts after a …

Background Depending on the stroke and distances of the events, swim starts have been
estimated to account for 0.8% to 26.1% of the overall race time, with the latter representing …

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between different variables
measured with a force plate during the swimming start push‐off phase and start performance …

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the repeated effect of social media on
smartphones immediately before training sessions on inhibitory control (Stroop task) …

The purpose of this study was two-fold: to analyse the last changes produced in the
swimming starts as a consequence of the implementation of kick-start; and to present topics …

The aim of this study was to:(1) verify differences between swimmers of the same
competitive level in variables related to the start and finish (50 m and 100 m freestyle);(2) …