The role of the biomechanics analyst in swimming training and competition analysis

TM Barbosa, AC Barbosa, D Simbaña Escobar… - Sports …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Numerical and experimental methods used to evaluate active drag in swimming: a systematic narrative review

TJ Lopes, JE Morais, MP Pinto, DA Marinho - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: In swimming, it is necessary to understand and identify the main factors that are
important to reduce active drag and, consequently, improve the performance of swimmers …

Understanding the effects of training on underwater undulatory swimming performance and kinematics

JJ Ruiz-Navarro, M Cano-Adamuz… - Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In swimming, the underwater phase after the start and turn comprises gliding and dolphin
kicking, with the latter also known as underwater undulatory swimming (UUS). Swimming …

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 …

Load–Velocity Profile and Active Drag in Young Female Swimmers: An Age-Group Comparison

C Wettengl, R Karlsson… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: The present study aimed to establish differences in load–velocity profiling, active
drag (AD), and drag coefficient (Cd) between 3 age groups of female swimmers. Methods …

Identification of key somatic features that are common and the ones that differ between swim strokes through allometric modeling

M Rejman, AM Nevill, ND Garrido, D Rudnik… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The aim of this study was to explore which key somatic features are common to
four swim strokes and medley, and specifically to identify which characteristics benefit only …

Construction of an anthropometric discriminant model for identification of elite swimmers: an adaptive lasso approach

Q Pan, R Zhu, J Qiu, G Cai - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Anthropometric characteristics are important factors that affect swimming
performance. The aim of this study is to build a discriminant model using anthropometric …

Augmented feedback can change body shape to improve glide efficiency in swimming

C Papic, J Andersen, R Naemi, R Hodierne… - Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Curvatures of the body can disrupt fluid flow and affect hydrodynamic resistance. The
purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a feedback intervention on glide …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of the active drag coefficient in front-crawl: A stroke-by-stroke analysis

JE Morais, DA Marinho, TM Barbosa - Journal of Biomechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to understand the change in active drag coefficient (C DA)
over successive stroke cycles in front-crawl and the relationship between swimming speed …

Determination of subset models for predicting vertical centre of mass position during front crawl in male swimmers

S Washino, A Murai, H Mankyu… - Journal of Sports …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We attempted to find a subset model that would allow robust prediction of a swimmer's
vertical body position during front crawl with fewer markers, which can reduce extra drag …