Evaluating the Usefulness of the Modified Swimming Anaerobic Sprint Test (SAST) Based on the Relationship with the 100- and 200-m Freestyle by Łukasz Wądrzyk, Robert Staszkiewicz, Marek Strzała

“…The construction of specialized physiological tests for swimmers is often based on those previously used in versions on land. …”
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The effect of post-activation potentiation in the thrust and swim performance : lower-limbs by Ng, Felicia Sze Jing

“…Background: A main concern for swimming coaches is the design of the best warm-up routine before racing a swim event at any major competition. Swimmers perform their warm-up in a pool more than 30 minutes before their race. …”
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Carreira esportiva de nadadores: o que, onde e por quanto tempo nadar? by Graziele Maciel Jorge, Francisco Zacaron Werneck, Everton Rocha Soares, Mauro Dinis Sousa, Géssyca Tolomeu Oliveira, Ana Luiza Rocha Lisboa, Renato Melo Ferreira

“…ABSTRACT. Sports career for swimmers: what, where and how long will swim? Background: A sports career has several developmental stages and specific characteristics. …”
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Pushing up or pushing out—an initial investigation into horizontal- versus vertical-force training on swimming start performance: a pilot study by Shiqi Thng, Simon Pearson, Justin W.L. Keogh

“…Results Across the study duration, the swimmers completed an average of nine swimming sessions per week with an average weekly swim volume of 45.5 ± 17.7 km (HF group) and 53 ± 20.0 km (VF group), but little practice of the swim start per week (n = 9). …”
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Asynchronous Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Protocol Effects on Adolescent Athletes’ Cognitive Appraisals and Recovery-Stress States by Philippe Vacher, Quentin Merlin, Guillaume Levillain, Laurent Mourot, Guillaume Martinent, Michel Nicolas

“…This study examined the effect of an asynchronous heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-BFBasync) protocol on national-level adolescent swimmers’ cognitive appraisals and recovery-stress states during a six-week ecological training period. …”
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Reducing fear of water and aquaphobia through 360 degree video use? by Lionel Roche, Ian Cunningham, Cathy Rolland, Régis Fayaubost, Sébastien Maire

“…The implications of these findings highlight the benefits of 360° video use as a tool to enhance greater confidence and familiarity with the aquatic environment to support learning and reduce phobia in non-swimmers. Limitations of the study and future research directions are discussed.…”
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Adolph Sutro’s Interior Ocean: A Social Snapshot of 19th-Century Bathing in the United States by Nerea Feliz Arrizabalaga

“…This paper situates Sutro’s crystal palace for swimmers within the architectural and social contexts of bathing in the 19th century. …”
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YOU CAN SWIM TOO / by Hafizah Harun, 1959- author 602936, E-Sentral(Online service)

“…An experienced instructor who has been teaching and training swimmers for the past 35 years writes the first volume of You Can Swim Too series of books. …”

Different Lower-Limb Setup Positions Do Not Consistently Change Backstroke Start Time to 10 m by Gordon E. Barkwell, James P. Dickey

“…Ten backstroke swimmers completed maximum-effort starts in each of two setup positions: one with the knees maximally flexed, and one with the knees less flexed. …”
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Features of carnitine metabolism in young athletes by A. S. Samoilov, A. V. Zholinsky, N. V. Rylova, I. V. Bolshakov

“…The second group included 21 swimmers (10 girls and 11 boys, mean age 17.00 ± 0.26 years). …”
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Coral reefs and residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands: A relationship of knowledge, outdoor activities and stewardship by Christine Settar, Teresa Turner

“…Fishers did not have greater ability in identifying Acropora palmate coral than non-fishers (χ2=4.138, p=0.126); however, swimmers, snorkelers and divers (as a class) were moreable to identify A. palmata than non-swimmers (χ2 =9.764, p=0.002). …”
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Arm-Stroke Descriptor Variability during 200-m Front Crawl Swimming by Matteo Cortesi, Rocco Di Michele, Silvia Fantozzi, Sandro Bartolomei, Giorgio Gatta

“…The present study aimed to explore the variability of the arm-stroke temporal descriptors between and within laps during middle-distance swimming event using IMMUs. Eight male swimmers performed a 200-m maximum front-crawl in which the inter-lap and intra-lap variability of velocity, stroke rate, stroke-phases duration and arm-coordination index were measured through five units of IMMU. …”
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The influence of swimming in the development of motor abilities of students of younger school age by Marković M. Vladan, Vladimir R. Živanović

“…One group consisted of students who, in addition to physical and health education classes, practice swimming (students/swimmers), and the second group consisted of students who do not engage in any additional organised physical activities (students). …”
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Concurrent Sprint Swimming Interval and Dryland Training: Performance and Biomechanical Variable Changes within a Mesocycle by Gavriil G. Arsoniadis, Ioannis Chalkiadakis, Argyris G. Toubekis

“…The aim of this study was to examine the effects of concurrent dryland and sprint swimming interval training (SIT), and of SIT only, on swimmers’ performance and biomechanical variables before, during, and following 6 weeks of training. …”
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Impact of caregiver swimming capability on perceptions of swimming pool supervision of toddlers by Molly B. Johnson, Elizabeth D. Boriack, Carlee M. McConnell, Karla A. Lawson

“…There was a significant effect of caregiver swimming capability on perceptions of arm’s reach pool supervision, with non-swimmers and the strongest swimmers showing more positive perceptions of arm’s reach pool supervision than caregivers reporting poor swimming capability. …”
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Causes of bradycardia with static respiratory hypoxia in athletes by Yu. E. Vaguine

“…The decrease in heart rate in swimmers-divers in comparison with the other two groups of people examined was statistically significant (p < 0.05). …”
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Sport technique as a determinant of athletes’ personality by Paweł Piepiora, Jarosław Maśliński, Róża Gumienna, Wojciech Cynarski

“…Method: 90 Polish athletes (men, N=90) from clubs operating in the Polish region of Lower Silesia were purposefully selected for the study as part of three samples: breakdancers (n=30), swimmers (n=30) and shotokan style karatekas (n=30). …”
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Hyper-Ballistic Superdiffusion of Competing Microswimmers by Kristian Stølevik Olsen, Alex Hansen, Eirik Grude Flekkøy

“…By using a mean-field model where swimmers interact through the local concentration, we show that a non-linear Fokker–Planck equation arises. …”
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Validation of Automatically Quantified Swim Stroke Mechanics Using an Inertial Measurement Unit in Paralympic Athletes by Matthew Slopecki, Mathieu Charbonneau, Jean-Michel Lavallière, Julie N. Côté, Julien Clément

“…A single-IMU system can provide highly valid performance and swim stroke monitoring data for elite para-swimmers for the majority of strokes, with the exception of backstroke. …”
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The Impact of Assisted Swimming on Front Crawl Performance by Shin-Ichiro Moriyama, Yasunori Watanabe, Kosuke Masuda, Yugo Toyoda, Jorge E. Morais, Pedro Forte, Henrique P. Neiva, Daniel A. Marinho

“…Methods: Fourteen male collegiate swimmers (age, 21.0 ± 2.0 years; height, 1.73 ± 0.05 m; weight, 67.1 ± 7.1 kg) participated. …”
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