EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPULSIVE FORCE IN TETHERED SWIMMING OF CROWL STROKE

Mihnea MARIN, Ionuț GEONEA, Germina COSMA, Mihaela ACATRINEI

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This paper presents an experimental investigation to determine the drag force in tethered swimming of crawl stroke swimming and to establish its magnitude in the propulsion of child and adult subjects. In the experiment it was chosen to study the propulsive force of swimmers using a variety of swimming devices (hand paddle, snorkeling flippers), the force being measured experimentally with a force sensor measurement system and data acquisition system.

The obtained parameters were compared between the subjects of two groups, one of adults and one of children. The effects of swimming devices on the maximum amplitude and average value of the drag force in tethered swimming, were determined for the subjects of the two groups

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