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Correlation of morphological and functional indicators with sports results among qualified athletes specializing in freestyle swimming at distances of various lengths

open access: yesСлобожанський науково-спортивний вісник, 2019
Purpose: determine the degree of correlation between morphological and functional indicators and athletic performance among qualified athletes specializing in freestyle swimming at distances of various lengths.
Olga Pilipko, Alina Pilipko
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Declines in swimming performance with age: a longitudinal study of Masters swimming champions. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
IntroductionBecause of its many participants and thorough records, competitive Masters swimming offers a rich data source for determining the rate of physical decline associated with aging in physically fit individuals.
Auerbach, Daniel   +4 more
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Influence of pranayama on breath holding capacity and reaction time of junior state level elite swimmers

open access: yesYoga-Mimamsa, 2017
Introduction: Sport like swimming requires maximum accuracy in style, fitness, skill and training. Moreover, the swimmers must possess a better reaction time as well as breath holding capacity that saves time for exhibiting best performance.
Tusharkanti Bera   +3 more
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Determinants of bather hygiene in public swimming pools: a mixed-methods analysis of online discussion comments

open access: yesJournal of Water and Health, 2022
Swimming in public pools can expose bathers to microbiological (e.g., Cryptosporidium) and chemical (e.g., disinfection by-product) hazards, which can lead to recreational water illness.
Ian Young   +3 more
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Start depth modification by adolescent competitive swimmers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
To expand upon previous studies showing inexperienced high school swimmers can complete significantly shallower racing starts when asked to start “shallow,” 42 age group swimmers (6-14 years old) were filmed underwater during completion of competitive ...
Cornett, Andrew C.   +4 more
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A swimmer’s wheeze [PDF]

open access: yesCJEM, 2006
A previously healthy 38-year-old triathlete prepared for a swim in a cold (15°C) lake by drinking 1/2 L of a protein supplement and putting on a wetsuit. After swimming approximately 500 m, she developed dyspnea. She stopped momentarily and then continued on, but developed further dyspnea associated with chest constriction and wheezing.
Brian, Deady   +2 more
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Two-dimensional flagellar synchronization in viscoelastic fluids [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Experimental studies have demonstrated that spermatozoa synchronize their flagella when swimming in close proximity. In a Newtonian fluid, it was shown theoretically that such synchronization arises passively due to hydrodynamic forces between the two ...
Elfring, Gwynn J.   +2 more
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The Swimmer

open access: yesEcozon@: European Journal of Literature, Culture and Environment, 2020
My works are a depiction of a spiritual relationship with the natural environment. I am drawn to the energy, light, color, materiality, surfaces, and compilations of complex forms found in the spaces where man-made structures collide with natural areas.
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Water depth influences the head depth of competitive racing starts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Recent research suggests that swimmers perform deeper starts in deeper water (Blitvich, McElroy, Blanksby, Clothier, & Pearson, 2000; Cornett, White, Wright, Willmott, & Stager, 2011).
Cornett, Andrew C.   +4 more
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Optimal Strokes for Driftless Swimmers: A General Geometric Approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Swimming consists by definition in propelling through a fluid by means of bodily movements. Thus, from a mathematical point of view, swimming turns into a control problem for which the controls are the deformations of the swimmer.
Chambrion, Thomas   +2 more
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