Combined interventions of pool-based and dry-land workouts are a common practice in swimming training. However, the effects on strength, technique and swimming performance are still not clear.
Sofiene Amara +5 more
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Warm-up and performance in competitive swimming [PDF]
Warm-up before physical activity is commonly accepted to be fundamental, and any priming practices are usually thought to optimize performance. However, specifically in swimming, studies on the effects of warm-up are scarce, which may be due to the ...
Izquierdo, Mikel +4 more
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The thermal dependence of swimming and muscle physiology in temperate and Antarctic scallops [PDF]
Swimming is important to the ecology of many species of scallop but the effects of temperature upon swimming are not clear. The ecology and natural history of scallops is introduced followed by a description of the state of current ...
Bailey, David Mark
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Relationship between swimming start performance and jump performance [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between swimming kick start performance and jump performance.The subjects were 11 university male swimmers who started kicking on a daily basis.
アワタニ, タケノリ +19 more
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Interpreting and Implementing the Long Term Athlete Development Model: English Swimming Coaches’ Views on the (Swimming) LTAD in Practice [PDF]
The LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) model has come to represent a sports-wide set of principles that significantly influences national sports policy in England.
Light, R +5 more
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What pacing is used by the best swimmers in the 200m freestyle?
We examine the pacing strategies of elite swimmers of the 200m freestyle from six long courses World Championships and three editions of the Olympic Games. The entries, partials, and total race times of the finalist swimmers were analyzed.
Lorraine Laurindo de Oliveira +3 more
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Scallop swimming kinematics and muscle performance: modelling the effects of "within-animal" variation in temperature sensitivity [PDF]
Escape behaviour was investigated in Queen scallops (Aequipecten opercularis) acclimated to 5, 10 or 15 degrees C and tested at their acclimation temperature.
Bailey, DM +4 more
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Fish Upstream Passage through Gauging Stations: Experiences with Iberian Barbel in Flat-V Weirs
The monitoring of river discharge is vital for the correct management of water resources. Flat-V gauging weirs are facilities used worldwide for measuring discharge.
Francisco Javier Sanz-Ronda +5 more
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Aspects of the respiratory metabolism of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at sustained swimming speeds [PDF]
Bibliography: leaves 98-111.A detailed description of the design of an apparatus suitable for investigations into the respiratory physiology of small nektonic organisms at various swimming speeds is presented. Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Durholtz, Deon
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Physiological Key Determinants of Elite Open-Water Swimmers
This study describes the relationships between different physiological measurements and combinations of critical velocity and performance in elite open-water swimmers. A total of 15 international male open-water swimmers performed a 5 × 200 m front crawl
Robin Pla +3 more
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