‘Doing’ competitive swimming: Exploring the skilled practices of the competitive swimming lifeworld [PDF]
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2020 Despite a developing literature on various facets of sporting embodiment, there is currently a research lacuna with regard to in-depth analyses of actually ‘doing’ sporting activities within specific physical cultures. In this article, we address that gap by drawing on a developing theoretical literature in sociological phenomenology to investigate a ...
Gareth McNarry +2 more
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Biology, 2022 The present study investigated the effect of 9 weeks of combined resistance training (aquatic and dry land resistance) on maximum lower body strength, leg kick, and swimming performance in competitive swimmers.
Sofiene Amara +6 more
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The Impact of Competitive Swimming on Menstrual Cycle Disorders and Subsequent Sports Injuries as Related to the Female Athlete Triad and on Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Background: An athlete’s menstrual cycle may be seriously disturbed when she undertakes a physical activity that exceeds the body’s adaptive capacity and/or applies dietary restrictions.
Witkoś J +3 more
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The Coaches' Perceptions and Experience Implementing a Long-Term Athletic Development Model in Competitive Swimming. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2021 The aim of this study was to analyze the association between coaches’ experience and their perceptions on the implementation of a long-term athletic development (LTAD) model created in 2016 by the Portuguese Swimming Federation.
Costa MJ +6 more
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Key Parameters Affecting Kick Start Performance in Competitive Swimming. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 The study aims to determine the contribution of kinematic parameters to time to 5 m without underwater undulating and kicking. Eighteen male competitive swimmers started from three weighted positions and set the kick plate to positions 1–5.
Matúš I, Ružbarský P, Vadašová B.
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Race Analysis in Competitive Swimming: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020 Researchers have quantified swimming races for several decades to provide objective information on race strategy and characteristics. The purpose of the present review was to summarize knowledge established in the literature and current issues in ...
Gonjo T, Olstad BH.
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High-Speed Swimsuits and Their Historical Development in Competitive Swimming. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2019 The goal of this research was to review the experimental studies that have analyzed the influence of “high-speed swimsuits” on sports performance up to the appearance of the model “Jammer” in competitive swimmers. The design was a review following PRISMA
Morales AT +2 more
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Sources and sustainability of the cycle of high-performance competitive swimming in Serbia [PDF]
Fizička Kultura, 2021 The subject of this paper concerns the nature of individual changes and the origin of organizational ones that have led to the progress and breakthrough results of competitive swimming in Serbia.
Jevtić Branislav
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Turn Fast and Win: The Importance of Acyclic Phases in Top-Elite Female Swimmers
Sports, 2021 The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of start and turn performances on race times in top-elite female swimmers and provide benchmarks for all performance levels, all swimming strokes, and all race distances of the European Short-Course ...
Dennis-Peter Born +3 more
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Are Dry‐Land Force–Velocity Abilities Related to In‐Water Load–Velocity Profiles in Sprint Swimming? [PDF]
European Journal of Sport ScienceSwimming propulsion can be improved using dry‐land resistance training. Indeed, previous studies showed that the ability to produce maximal power and maximal force on dry‐land is strongly related to sprint swimming performance.
Yannis Raineteau +4 more
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