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article 2014 11 pages

Freestyle versus butterfly swimming performance – effects of age and sex

Matthias Alexander Zingg, Mathias Wolfrum, Christoph Alexander Rüst, Thomas Rosemann, Romuald Lepers, Beat Knechtle

Journal
Human Movement
DOI
10.2478/humo-2013-0049
Population
elite male and female swimmers
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Abstract

Purpose: Recent studies have suggested that the age of peak freestyle swimming speed is reached earlier in life in women than in men. However, no study has investigated the age of peak swimming speed in other swimming styles such as butterfly. The aims of the present study were to investigate...

Description

The study investigates age and sex differences in peak swimming speed for elite swimmers.