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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. Before and after the Second World War, scientific studies were conducted by pioneers and marked the beginning of research in stroke mechanics and swimming physiology exercise. This book reviews research on the body of knowledge available for the improvement of sports coaching and training practice in swimming, which seems to be relevant, numerous, and diversified enough to help swimming coaches bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Biomechanics of Propulsion & Drag in Swimming (Toussaint, (The Netherlands); Hydrodynamics in Swimming (Ungerechts, (Germany), Arellano, (Spain); The Swimming Muscle: History, Methodology & Applications of Electromyography in Swimming (Clarys (Belgium), Rouard (France); Biomechanical Evaluation of Freestyle Swimming (Rouard, (France); Intra-Cycle Velocity Variations, Swimming Economy, Performance & Training in Swimming (Vilas-Boas (Portugal), Barbosa (Portugal), Fernandes (Portugal); Breaststroke Kinematics (Seifert (France), Leblanc (France), Chollet (France), Sanders (United Kingdom), Persyn (Belgium); Inter-Limb Coordination in the Four Competitive Strokes (Chollet & Seifert); Bodyroll in Front Crawl Swimming (Payton, (United Kingdom), Sanders, (United Kingdom); Rhythms in Butterfly Swimming (Sanders); Morphology & Swimming Performance (Kjendlie, (Norway), Stallman, (Norway); Energy Systems in Swimming (Rodriguez, (Spain), Mader, (Germany); Training Energy Systems (Ogita, (Japan); Lactate Production & Metabolism in Swimming (Olbrecht, (The Netherlands); Assessing Aerobic Endurance in Swimming (Dekerle, (United Kingdom), Pelayo, (France); Swimming Economy, Energy Cost & Efficiency (di Prampero, (Italy), Pendergast (USA), Zamparo (Italy); Strength & Power Training in Swimming (Vorontsov, (Russia); The Taper: Physiology, Performance & Planning (Pyne (Australia), Mujika (Basque Country); Training Load & Performance in Swimming (Chatard ,(France, Qatar), Stewart. (New Zealand); Overreaching, the Overtraining Syndrome & Recovery (Shona Halson, (Australia); Altitude & Hypoxic Training in Swimming (Truijens (The Netherlands), Rodriguez (Spain); Competition Analysis (Mason, (Australia), Formosa, (Australia); Starts & Turns: Analysis & Training (Lyttle, (Australia), Blanksby, (Australia); Stroking Parameters during Competition (Sidney, (France), Alberty, Leblanc, (France), Chollet); Competitive Swimming & Disabilities (Daly, (Belgium), Martens, (Belgium); Triathlon Specificity (Millet, (Switzerland), Vleck, (United Kingdom); Preserving & Promoting Health in the Aquatic Athlete (Mountjoy, (Canada), Gerrard, (New Zealand); Nutrition & Swimming (Burke, (Australia); Index.

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