Characterization of speed fluctuation and drag force in young swimmers: a gender comparison

The aim of this study was to compare the speed fluctuation and the drag force in young swimmers between genders. Twenty-three young pubertal swimmers (12 boys and 11 girls) volunteered as subjects. Speed fluctuation was measured using a kinematical mechanical method (i.e., speedo-meter) during a max...

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Main Author: Barbosa, Tiago M. (author)
Other Authors: Costa, M.J. (author), Morais, J.E. (author), Morouço, P. (author), Moreira, Marc (author), Garrido, N. (author), Marinho, D.A. (author), Silva, A.J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Front crawl
Hydrodynamics
Active drag
Passive drag
Kinematics
Children
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10051
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/10051

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10051

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