Swimming Biomechanics | Dr Pedro Morouço
Channel: Stuart McErlain-Naylor
Date: 17/04/2020

Lecture 6 of the Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series #SportsBiomLS 
Pedro Morouço discusses the scientific literature on the topic of swimming biomechanics. The talk focuses on methods and techniques used to assess swimming biomechanics in the water and includes some interesting comparisons of upper and lower limb contributions, among other biomechanical factors.

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00:00 Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series
06:14 Biomechanics for Swimming Performance
11:48 Propulsive Forces in Swimming
22:32 Asymmetry in Swimming Biomechanics
24:18 Arm and Leg Contributions to Swimming Propulsion
26:16 Improve Technique or Force for Swimming?
34:25 Q&A (Variability, Arm-Leg Balance, Strength Testing, Efficiency, and More)

Links to key swimming biomechanics papers discussed in the lecture:
Barlett et al., 2007 - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5952501_Is_movement_variability_important_for_sports_biomechanics 
Sanders, 2013 - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ross_Sanders/publication/282148628_How_do_asymmetries_affect_swimming_performance/links/5604ed7508ae5e8e3f3115a2/How-do-asymmetries-affect-swimming-performance.pdf 
Sanders et al., 2012 - https://www.swimmingcoach.org/journal/manuscript-sanders-vol19.pdf 
Sanders et al., 2011 - https://swimmingcoach.org/journal/manuscript-sanders-vol18.pdf 
Morouco et al., 2017 - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322111917_Intra-Cyclic_Variation_of_Force_and_Swimming_Performance 
Morouco et al., 2015 HMS - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270882682_Quantification_of_upper_limb_kinetic_asymmetries_in_front_crawl_swimming 
Morouco et al., 2015 JoBB - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272821640_Relative_Contribution_of_Arms_and_Legs_in_30_s_Fully_Tethered_Front_Crawl_Swimming 
Morouco et al., 2014 - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262074151_Tethered_Swimming_Can_Be_Used_to_Evaluate_Force_Contribution_for_Short-Distance_Swimming_Performance 

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