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 …

“Selecting the right tool for the job” a narrative overview of experimental methods used to measure or estimate active and passive drag in competitive swimming

G Sacilotto, R Sanders, T Gonjo, D Marinho… - Sports …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Free-swimming performance depends strongly on the ability to develop propulsive force and
minimise resistive drag. Therefore, estimating resistive drag (passive or active) may be …

Body composition in international sprint swimmers: are there any relations with performance?

M Dopsaj, IJ Zuoziene, R Milić, E Cherepov… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The paper addresses relations between the characteristics of body composition in
international sprint swimmers and sprint performance. The research included 82 swimmers …

Body Composition Relationship to Performance, Cardiorespiratory Profile, and Tether Force in Youth Trained Swimmers

MC Espada, CC Ferreira, JM Gamonales… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study sought to analyze the relationship between regional body composition, swimming
performance, and aerobic and force profile determined through tethered swimming in well …

Turn performance variation in European elite short-course swimmers

F Cuenca-Fernández, JJ Ruiz-Navarro… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Turn performances are important success factors for short-course races, and more
consistent turn times may distinguish between higher and lower-ranked swimmers …

Biological age in relation to somatic, physiological, and swimming kinematic indices as predictors of 100 m front crawl performance in young female swimmers

K Sokołowski, M Strzała, A Stanula, Ł Kryst… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Some swimmers reach high performance level at a relatively young age. The
purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between adolescent female swimmers' …

Physical performance determinants in competitive youth swimmers: A systematic review

T Price, G Cimadoro, HS Legg - BMC Sports Science, Medicine and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Youth swimming performance is determined by several physiological,
biomechanical and anthropometric characteristics. This review aimed to identify physical …

Longitudinal relationships between maturation, technical efficiency, and performance in age-group swimmers: improving swimmer evaluation

S Abbott, G Yamauchi, M Halaki… - … Journal of Sports …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: The study aimed to (1) accurately examine longitudinal relationships between
maturity status and both technical skill indices and performance in Australian male (N= 64) …

Body morphology and drag in swimming: CFD analysis of the effects of differences in male and female body types

AXG Wang, ZJ Kabala - Fluids, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes the effect of the morphological characteristics of swimmers on passive
drag and determines whether the female or male body type is more efficient for gliding. As a …

Anthropometric linear measurements of female athletes in the Italian national athletic teams

A Matarazzo, R D'anastasio - International Journal of Morphology, 2022 - ricerca.unich.it
Anthropometry is essential to understand the predisposition of an athlete to practice a
specific sporting activity, to assess their fitness, and in association with functional …