Is front crawl swimming performance affected by hydrodynamic drag in young swimmers?

Swimming performance is affected by several factors including the hydrodynamic drag. Hydrodynamic drag is the force that a swimmer has to overcome in order to maintain his movement through water and is highly dependent on swimming technique. PURPOSE: To analyse in young swimmers the relationship bet...

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Main Author: Silva, A.J. (author)
Other Authors: Marques, M.C. (author), Garrido, N. (author), Barbosa, Tiago M. (author), Costa, M.J. (author), Louro, H. (author), Reis, V.M. (author), Marinho, D.A. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Biomechanics
Swimming
Children
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/3752
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/3752
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Summary:Swimming performance is affected by several factors including the hydrodynamic drag. Hydrodynamic drag is the force that a swimmer has to overcome in order to maintain his movement through water and is highly dependent on swimming technique. PURPOSE: To analyse in young swimmers the relationship between hydrodynamic drag and the front crawl performance. METHODS: 25 young swimmers (11 females and 14 males) participated in this study. Their mean (standard deviation) age, body mass, height and best swimming performance in 100 m front crawl was 12.08 (0.76) years, 43.08 (7.60) kg, 1.52 (0.08) m and, 75.11 (9.57) s, respectively

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