The Effects of Leg Kick on Swimming Speed and Arm-Stroke Efficiency in the Front Crawl

Silveira, Ricardo Petersonde Souza Castro, Flávio AntônioFigueiredo, PedroVilas-Boas, João PauloZamparo, Paola2021-04-292021-04-292017http://hdl.handle.net/10400.24/1838To analyze the effects of swimming pace on the relative contribution of leg kick to swimming speed and to compare arm-stroke efficiency (ηF) assessed when swimming with the arms only (SAO) and while swimming front crawl (FCS) using individual and fixed adjustments to arm-stroke and leg-kick contribution to forward speed.engAdultArmAthletic PerformanceFemaleHumansLegMaleSwimmingYoung AdultThe Effects of Leg Kick on Swimming Speed and Arm-Stroke Efficiency in the Front Crawljournal article10.1123/ijspp.2016-0232