World book of swimming : from science to performance / Ludovic Seifert, Didier Chollet and Inigo Mujika, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seifert, Ludovic.

Chollet, Didier.

Series:

Sports and athletics preparation, performance, and psychology series.

Sports and athletics preparation, performance and psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swimming--Training.

Swimming.

Swimming--Physiological aspects.

Human mechanics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (556 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Before 1970, scientific research in swimming was poor and anecdotal, and the improvements of performance were linked firstly to the swimmer's experience and, secondly, as a result of permanent research for speed. This book reviews research on the body of knowledge available for the improvement of sports coaching and training practice in swimming.

Contents:

""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Section I""; ""Biomechanics""; ""Biomechanics of Drag and Propulsion in Front Crawl Swimming""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Drag""; ""3. Measurement of Drag""; ""Practical Application""; ""4. Propelling Efficiency""; ""Practical Application""; ""5. Propulsion""; ""Pumped-Up Propulsion""; ""6. Contribution of the Kick to Propulsion in the Front Crawl""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Hydrodynamics in Swimming""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Properties of Water""

""3. Hydrostatic Pressure""""4. Buoyancy""; ""5. Hydrodynamic Lift And Total Drag Of Body at Constant Speed""; ""5.1. Hydrodynamic Lift""; ""5.2. Total Drag""; ""5.3. Friction Drag""; ""5.4. Form Drag""; ""5.5. Wave Drag""; ""6. Unsteady Swimming Conditions""; ""7. Acceleration Reaction And Drag Factor""; ""8. Hydrodynamic Pressure""; ""9. Vortex-Induced Flow Effects""; ""10. Momentum-Induced Self-Propulsion in Water""; ""11. Vortex-Oriented Concept in Sport Swimming""; ""11.1. Rear-Driven Propulsion""; ""11.2. Front-Driven Propulsion""; ""12. Practical Applications""; ""Conclusion""

""References""""The Swimming Muscle: History, Methodology, and Applications of Electromyography in Swimming""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Methodology""; ""2.1. EMG Acquisition""; ""2.2. Signal Processing""; ""2.3. iEMG/Muscular Intensity against Strength/Force Velocity Output""; ""3. EMG of Swimming Strokes and Training Systems""; ""3.1. The Front Crawl � and More""; ""3.2. Water and Dry Land Swimming Training""; ""3.3. EMG in Traditional and Non Traditional Training Aids""; ""3.4. Remodelling the Front Crawl""; ""3.5. The Painful Shoulder""

""3.6. EMG Studies of Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly""""Backstroke""; ""Breaststroke""; ""Butterfly / Dolphin""; ""4. Practical Applications""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Biomechanical Evaluation of Freestyle Swimming""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Kinematics and Kinetics Evaluations""; ""1.1. Kinematics""; ""1.1.1. Direct Methods""; ""1.1.2. Indirect Approach""; ""1.2. The Kinetics""; ""1.2.1. Dry-land Conditions""; ""1.2.2. Water Conditions""; ""2. The Use of Kinematics, Kinetics, and EMG in the Evaluation of Technical Ability""; ""2.1. Stroke Phases""

""2.2. Relationships between the Swimming Velocity and Kinematics,""""Kinetics or EMG Parameters""; ""2.2.1.-Relationships Between the Swimming Velocity and the Kinematics Parameters""; ""2.2.2. Relationships Between Swimming Velocity and the Kinetics Parameters""; ""2.2.3. Relationships between Swimming Velocity and EMG Parameters""; ""2.3. Kinematics and Kinetics Evaluation of Right and Left""; ""Symmetry Patterns""; ""2.4. Kinematics, Kinetics and EMG Evaluation of the Fatigue State""; ""2.4.1. Fatigue Definitions""; ""2.4.2. Effects of Fatigue on Kinematics Parameters""

""2.4.3. Effects of Fatigue on Kinetics Parameters""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-229-4