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Shoulder strength in amateur swimmers
… shoulder rotation strength and endurance in swimmers with painful shoulders compared with those without pain. In previous literature elite swimming athletes have been investigated, however little research has been conducted on the effects of shoulder pain in recreational swimmers. 12 amateur …
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Marginal Revenue Product Of Division I Swimmers
To date, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has undergone an excessive amount of reforms including topics such as student-athlete well-being, academics, enforcement, resource allocation, and so forth. However, despite the constant stream of policy reforms there has been a …
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Mood disturbances associated with training distress in swimmers
… readiness and avoid training distress in swimmers is a difficult challenge for coaches. The purpose of this study was to examine alterations in mood state in collegiate swimmers throughout an entire season and determine if there were differences across time, between training groups, …
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A Method for Evaluating Cardiovascular Conditioning in Swimmers
… establishing the cardiovascular condition of his swimmers for a particular segment of the training season.</p> <p>The subjects used in this study were two male Caucasians with previous competitive swimming experience. The subjects were tested twice a week during three predetermined segments of the …
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Maturational pace and performance in female collegiate swimmers
… maturational pace between the female collegiate swimmers and non-athletic controls and (2) to determine whether maturational pace differs as a function of performance level. Maturational pace can be quantified retrospectively in women using age at menarche (AaM), with younger AaM corresponding to …
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Slender elastic swimmers : kinematics, dynamics, and robotic applications
… we study the kinematics and dynamics of elastic swimmers and apply the results of this process to guide the design and testing of a high-performance passive robotic swimmer. We begin the investigation with a first-principles approach. We use analytical models of fish hydrodynamics to characterize …
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A Case Study of Freshmen Swimmers' College Transition Experiences
… approach was utilized to obtain data on the swimmers' first three weeks in college and also their first semester in college. Each swimmer was interviewed after his or her first three weeks in school in a semi-structured environment. Each participant was asked the same series of questions. …
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The prevalence and pattern of myofascial trigger points in the shoulder girdles of swimmers as compared to non-swimmers in the greater Durban area.
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013.
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Swimming Performance Post Blood Flow Restriction Training in Collegiate Swimmers
… and physiological factors in collegiate swimmers. <strong>METHODS</strong>: Participants (n=10) separated into 2 groups (control [CON] & experimental [OCC]), completed 9 supervised trainings within 3 weeks. Pre- and post-testing included: VO<sub>2max</sub>, Wingate, swim time trials (TT), …
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Evaluation of Recovery in Female Swimmers During a Competitive Season
… To monitor the stress and recovery of college swimmers throughout a competitive season. The priori hypothesis was that RESTQ-SPORT scores will change with changes in training load through the season Patients or Other Participants: 23 female swimmers (mean age = 19.48±1.16, mean height = 168.6 …
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Female student-athlete swimmers : lived experiences in a South African context
South African female swimmers have become a frequent feature in online media articles since zero female swimmers managed to qualify for the 2015 FINA World Championships and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Despite this being a valuable area to focus on, majority of the online articles …
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A framework for design, modeling, and identification of compliant biomimetic swimmers
… a unique class of underactuated biomimetic swimmers with compliant bodies that swim by exploiting their structural dynamics. Practical matters surrounding the design and modeling of these swimmers are addressed and explicit references are made to fish morphology and swimming behaviours with …
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Automated tracking of swimmers in the clean swimming phase of a race
… a swimming competition. This was used to track swimmers using two methods: manual and automated. The two methods showed good agreement for mean speed, but the automated one had higher variability in instantaneous speed than did the manual.
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Factor Levels Associated with Fear of Failure Among Age-Group Competitive Swimmers
… boys (N = 41) and girls (N = 97) competitive swimmers from USA Swimming teams (N = 9) from across the United States. The PFAI was used to measure the five fear of failure factors and a general fear of failure score, a demographics questionnaire was used to identify information concerning the …
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The Development of an Online Interactive Resource for Enhancing Motivation in Swimmers
… Interactive Resource for Enhancing Motivation in Swimmers</p> <p>Richard Judson Clark</p> <p> Research pertaining to motivation in athletics and the link that it has to continued participation in sport is widespread. Despite the resources available, adolescents continue to drop out of sports at …
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