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Swimming Phase-Based Performance Evaluation Using a Single IMU in Main Swimming Techniques

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Comprehensive monitoring of performance is essential for swimmers and swimming coaches to optimize the training. Regardless of the swimming technique, the swimmer passes various swimming phases from wall to wall, including a dive into the water or wall ...
Mahdi Hamidi Rad, Kamiar Aminian, Vincent Gremeaux, Vincent Gremeaux, Fabien Massé, Farzin Dadashi   +5 more
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Caffeine makes a splash: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis exploring the effects of caffeine intake on swimming performance [PDF]

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Background Evidence for acute caffeine supplementation in swimming remains inconsistent across reviews, likely due to between-study heterogeneity and methodological differences.Methods Five databases were searched for randomized placebo-controlled ...
Ziyu Wang, Bopeng Qiu, Jinxuan Bao, Penglin Diao, Michael Hamlin, Juan Del Coso, Jozo Grgic, Carl Petersen   +7 more
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Associations of body morphology and body composition with swimming performance in male and female youth swimmers: an exploratory cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology
ObjectiveTo investigate the associations of body morphology and body composition with swimming performance in male and female provincial youth swimmers.MethodsThis cross-sectional study included 49 swimmers: 25 males (FINA points: 582 ± 66; age: 12.5 ± 0.
Zhanyang He, Zhanyang He, Sujing Su, Xujun Liu, Xun Jin, Cuimei Shen, Houwei Zhu, Gongju Liu   +7 more
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Comparative effectiveness of physical training modalities on swimming performance: a two-tier network meta-analysis [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology
ObjectiveTo evaluate and compare the effectiveness of different physical training environments and modalities on swimming performance and sport-specific skills in competitive swimmers using a two-tier network meta-analysis.MethodsA systematic search of ...
Ze Wang, Ke Liu, Xinming Zhao, Jie Gao
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Relationship between swimming performance and shoulder muscle strength in elite Chinese water polo players [PDF]

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Background The relationship between swimming performance and shoulder muscle strength at different swimming distances is unclear. To provide a theoretical basis for future targeted training as well as better detection and prevention of water polo related
Sikuan Ren, Wenyan Li, Zeyi Zhang, Fengrui Cao   +3 more
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Performance Development of European Swimmers Across the Olympic Cycle

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022
The aims of the study were to (1) quantify the performance development of race times and key performance indicators of European swimmers across the last Olympic cycle (from 2016 to 2021) and (2) provide reference values for long-course swimming pool ...
Dennis-Peter Born, Dennis-Peter Born, Michel Schönfelder, Oliver Logan, Bjørn Harald Olstad, Michael Romann   +5 more
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How Mixed Relay Teams in Swimming Should Be Organized for International Championship Success

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
The primary goal of the present research was to determine the order of swimmers on a mixed relay team that would ensure the best performance in the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Championships held in Kazan (Russia, 2015), Budapest ...
Santiago Veiga, Santiago Veiga, Jesús Santos del Cerro, Luis Rodriguez, Alfonso Trinidad, José María González-Ravé   +5 more
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Short-course performance variation across all race sections: How 100 and 200 m elite male swimmers progress between rounds

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
IntroductionTo investigate performance variation in all race sections, i.e., start, clean swimming, and turns, of elite short-course races for all swimming strokes and to determine the effect of performance variation on race results.MethodsComparing ...
Francisco Cuenca-Fernández, Jesús J. Ruiz-Navarro, Marek Polach, Marek Polach, Raúl Arellano, Dennis-Peter Born, Dennis-Peter Born   +6 more
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Test–retest reliability of four flatwater performance-related tests in canoe slalom athletes

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the test–retest reliability of four flatwater performance-related tests in canoe slalom athletes. Methods: Twenty-two Slovak national team members of junior and U23 age group racing in a category K1 men (K1M), K1 ...
Matej Vajda, Felix Krupa, Jan Busta, Jaylene Pratt   +3 more
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Competition age: does it matter for swimmers?

BMC Research Notes, 2022
Objective To establish reference data on required competition age regarding performance levels for both sexes, all swimming strokes, and race distances and to determine the effect of competition age on swimming performance in the context of other common ...
Dennis-Peter Born, Ina Stäcker, Michael Romann, Thomas Stöggl   +3 more
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