Defining and Monitoring Power Measurement in Elite Swimmers

Emma Swanwick^1,

¹School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, Frederick Road, Salford M6 6PU, UK

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Emma Swanwick. Defining and Monitoring Power Measurement in Elite Swimmers. American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2017; 5(3):57-63. doi: 10.12691/AJSSM-5-3-4

Abstract

The measurement of power in swimming has previously been carried out using a number of different methods. Each method appears to produce differing wattages, the majority of which are far below those seen in athletes of a similar level in other sports. The aim of this paper was to define what is being measured, what it relates to, and to give appropriate titles to the “types of power” recorded.

Keywords

power, swimming kinetic, thrust

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