The energy cost of swimming and its determinants

P Zamparo, M Cortesi, G Gatta - European journal of applied physiology, 2020 - Springer
The energy expended to transport the body over a given distance (C, the energy cost)
increases with speed both on land and in water. At any given speed, C is lower on land (eg …

Master athletes are extending the limits of human endurance

R Lepers, PJ Stapley - Frontiers in physiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The increased participation of master athletes (ie,> 40 years old) in endurance and ultra-
endurance events (> 6 h duration) over the past few decades has been accompanied by an …

A biophysical analysis on the arm stroke efficiency in front crawl swimming: Comparing methods and determining the main performance predictors

R Peterson Silveira, SM Soares, R Zacca… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Purpose: to compare different methods to assess the arm stroke efficiency (η F), when
swimming front crawl using the arms only on the Measurement of Active Drag System (MAD …

Energetics, biomechanics, and performance in masters' swimmers: a systematic review

MI Ferreira, TM Barbosa, MJ Costa… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Ferreira, MI, Barbosa, TM, Costa, MJ, Neiva, HP, and Marinho, DA. Energetics,
biomechanics, and performance in masters' swimmers: a systematic review. J Strength Cond …

Physical performance determinants in competitive youth swimmers: A systematic review

T Price, G Cimadoro, HS Legg - BMC Sports Science, Medicine and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Youth swimming performance is determined by several physiological,
biomechanical and anthropometric characteristics. This review aimed to identify physical …

Performance trends in master freestyle swimmers aged 25–89 years at the FINA World Championships from 1986 to 2014

B Knechtle, PT Nikolaidis, S König, T Rosemann… - Age, 2016 - Springer
Performance trends in elite freestyle swimmers are well known, but not for master freestyle
swimmers. We investigated trends in participation, performance, and sex difference in …

Monitoring master swimmers' performance and active drag evolution along a training mesocycle

HP Neiva, RJ Fernandes, R Cardoso… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to analyze the effects of a swimming training mesocycle in master
swimmers' performance and active drag. Twenty-two 39.87±6.10 year-old master swimmers …

Analysis of the fastest backstroke age group swimmers competing in the World Masters Championships 1986–2024

M Fariod, A Seffrin, MS Andrade, M Wilhelm, K Weiss… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Backstroke has been thoroughly investigated in the context of sports science. However, we
have no knowledge about the nationalities of the fastest age group backstroke swimmers …

Effect of financial distress factors on performance of commercial banks in Kenya

FO Sporta - 2018 - ir.jkuat.ac.ke
Commercial banks have continued using various financial models for determining financial
distress. However, commercial banks have not identified all the factors influencing financial …

Effect of gender, energetics, and biomechanics on swimming masters performance

MI Ferreira, TM Barbosa, HP Neiva… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Effect of Gender, Energetics, and Biomechanics on Swimming M... : The Journal of Strength &
Conditioning Research Effect of Gender, Energetics, and Biomechanics on Swimming Masters …