Biomechanics And Medicine In Swimming Volume 1

Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming OTHER TITLES FROM E & F N SPON Drugs in Sport D.Mottram Exercise Benefits, limits and adaptions D.McLeod, R.Maughan, M.Nimmo, T.Reilly and C.Williams Foods, Nutrition and Sports Performance J.T.Devlin and C.Williams Intermittent High Intensity Exercise D.McLeod Physiology of Sports T.Reilly, N.Secher, P.Snell and C.Williams Science and Football 2 T.Reilly, J.Clarys and A.Stibbe Sport and Physical Activity T.Williams, L.Almond and A.Sparkes Writing Successfully in Science M.O’Connor Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming Swimming Science VI EDITED BY D.MacLaren, T.Reilly and A.Lees Published by E & FN Spon, an imprint of Chapman & Hall First edition 1992 © 1992 D.MacLaren, T.Reilly and A.Lees Reprinted 2001 by Spon Press 11 New Fetter Lane London, EC4P 4EE Spon Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” ISBN 0-203-47345-0 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-78169-4 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0 419 15600 3 (Print Edition) Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may not be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction only in accordance with the terms of the licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the appropriate Reproduction Rights Organization outside the UK. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to the publishers at the London address printed on this page. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication data available Sixth International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming Liverpool, 7–11th September 1990 Organized from Liverpool Polytechnic and held at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool Organizing Committee S.Colebrook D.Jameson A.Lees M.Hughes D.Robinson C.Sharkey Symposium Organizers D.MacLaren and T.Reilly School of Health Sciences Liverpool Polytechnic Byrom Street Liverpool L3 3AF Contents Symposium Organization Preface PART ONE xiii KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Lactate metabolism for swimming D.L.COSTILL PART TWO xi 2 Performance determining factors in front crawl swimming H.M.TOUSSAINT 10 Analysis of sprint swimming: the 50m freestyle K.WILKE 27 BIOMECHANICS Intensity and performance related differences in propelling and mechancial efficiencies J.M.CAPPAERT, M.BONE and J.P.TROUP 40 Indirect calcu