Swimming propulsion forces are enhanced by a small finger spread

The main aim of this study was to investigate the effect of finger spread on the propulsive force production in swimming using computational fluid dynamics. Computer tomography scans of an Olympic swimmer hand were conducted. This procedure involved three models of the hand with differing finger spr...

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Main Author: Marinho, D.A. (author)
Other Authors: Barbosa, Tiago M. (author), Reis, V.M. (author), Kjendlie, P.L. (author), Alves, F.B. (author), Vilas-Boas, J.P. (author), Machado, L. (author), Silva, A.J. (author), Rouboa, A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Hand shape
Numerical simulations
Computational fluid dynamics
Forces
Competitive swimming
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/3695
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/3695

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/3695

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