The Science of
Swimming and Aquatic Activities
Book Description
This volume gathers important
research from around the globe in the field of swimming and aquatic activities.
Readers will be able to better grasp the science behind the sport and related
physical activities, with approaches from physiology, biochemistry, immunology,
biomechanics, pedagogy, didactics and history. The seventeen chapters focus on
energetics and technical evaluation of swimming and starting techniques, but
the importance of water adaptation and competence, drowning prevention and
lifesaving is also emphasized. High-intensity interval training, best recovery
practices and aquatic therapy program efficacy are also examined. Another
chapter makes an unusual comparison between the hydrodynamics of aquatic
animals and human swimming, with another chapter overviewing the last five
decades of biomechanics and medicine in swimming. This new volume will help
close the gap between theory and practice, and will be very useful to swimming
and aquatic activities professionals as well as to the public in general who
enjoy participating in and watching sports. (Nova)
Details
Editor:
Ricardo J. Fernandes, Ph.D. (University of Porto,
Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, and Porto
Biomechanics Laboratory, Porto, Portugal). Year: 2018, Publisher: by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Key-words: Sports and
Athletics Preparation, Performance, and Psychology. ISBN: 978-1-53614-028-6.
Book Review
“The aquatic environment is of
great importance and interest, especially as 75% of the earth’s surface is
covered with water. This book’s originates from one of the most productive
laboratories studying the aquatic environment. The chapters describe lessons
from aquatic animals to humans. The chapters are written by world experts and
accurately describe the physiological, biomechanical, biophysical and
educational aspects of the aquatic environment. The various chapters examine
aspects for the aquatic environments from swimming technique, human performance
training, and therapeutic uses. Discussion of application of modern measurement
and application are included in each topic including signal processing and
machine learning. The book’s chapters are very well written and provide
valuable information for readers from coaches, swimmers, administrators, as
well as scientists interested in studying the aquatic environment.” -
Emeritus Prof. David R. Pendergast, Department
of Physiology, Jacobs School of Medicine, State University of New York at
Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
“This new book proposes an interesting update of the state of art, as it presents more than an interdisciplinary approach of swimming. Indeed it also concerns aquatic activities and deals with water competences to prevent drowning, jumping in dangerous areas, dealing with current. To sum up, this book offers a large perspective of aquatic activities and will interest coaches, PE teachers, swimming instructors and pedagogues.” - Professor Ludovic Seifert, Director Adjoint CETAPS EA3832, Master Manager "Evaluation & Optimization of Sports Performance," International Relations Manager & ERASMUS, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University Rouen Normandy
“This new book proposes an interesting update of the state of art, as it presents more than an interdisciplinary approach of swimming. Indeed it also concerns aquatic activities and deals with water competences to prevent drowning, jumping in dangerous areas, dealing with current. To sum up, this book offers a large perspective of aquatic activities and will interest coaches, PE teachers, swimming instructors and pedagogues.” - Professor Ludovic Seifert, Director Adjoint CETAPS EA3832, Master Manager "Evaluation & Optimization of Sports Performance," International Relations Manager & ERASMUS, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University Rouen Normandy
Table of Contents
- Preface.
- Chapter 1. Water Competency-Based Education: A Key to Promote Motor Development and Optimal Drowning Prevention (Aldo M. Costa, Nuno D. Garrido, Helena Rocha, Daniel A. Marinho and António J. Silva, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, and others).
- Chapter 2. Lessons from the Animal Realm Applicable to Human Swimming (Anabela Maia, Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, US).
- Chapter 3. Relay Starts in Swimming: A Review of Related Issues (Armin Kibele and Sebastian Fischer, Institute for Sports and Sport Science, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany).
- Chapter 4. Biochemical Monitoring of Swimming Training: Old and New Concepts (Athanasios Kabasakalis and Vassilis Mougios, Laboratory of Evaluation of Human Biological Performance, School of Physical Education and Sport Science at Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece).
- Chapter 5. Towards an Understanding of How Torso Shape Influences Human Swimming Performance (Christopher Papic and Ross Sanders, Exercise and Sport Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia).
- Chapter 6. 48 Years of Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming: A Personal Perspective (Daniel J. Daly, Department of Movement Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium).
- Chapter 7. Estimating Oxygen Uptake Based on Postexercise Measurements in Swimming (Diego Chaverri, Xavier Iglesias, Thorsten Schuller, Uwe Hoffmann and Ferran A. Rodríguez, Barcelona Sport Sciences Research Group, Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, and others).
- Chapter 8. The Swimming Start: A Review of the Main Factors Surrounding the Kick Start Technique (Elaine Tor, Sebastian Fischer and Armin Kibele, Victorian Institute of Sport, Melbourne, Australia, and others) .
- Chapter 9. Active Recuperation in Swimmers (Jaime Hinzpeter, Maximiliano Barahona, Diego Cuzmar and Alvaro Zamorano, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Hospital University of Chile, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, and others).
- Chapter 10. Commentary on the Efficacy of Aquatic Therapy Programs for Rotator Cuff Injury (Maria C. Graça, Mário Lopes, Renato Andrade, Johan Lambeck, Andrea Ribeiro, Ricardo J. Fernandes and João Paulo Vilas-Boas, School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Portugal, and others).
- Chapter 11. Simulated Metabolic Responses during High-Intensity Interval Training Based on a Mathematical Model in Elite Swimmers (Philippe Hellard, Ferran A. Rodríguez, Carl Dupont, David. B. Pyne, Alois Mader and Sebastian Weber, Research Department, French Swimming Federation, France, and others) .
- Chapter 12. A Useful Protocol for Low to Severe Swimming Intensities: Physiological and Biomechanical Characterization (Ricardo J. Fernandes, Karla de Jesus, Diogo Carvalho, Leandro Machado, João Paulo Vilas-Boas and Kelly de Jesus, Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, and others).
- Chapter 13. "Look Ma – No Hands!”: An Essay on Confidence and Foundational Skills (Robert Keig Stallman and Nils Olaf Vikander, Department of Physical Performance, The Norwegian School of Sport Science, Oslo, Norway, and others).
- Chapter 14. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Lifesaving Sport (Stathis Avramidis, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece, and others).
- Chapter 15. Water Competence: Developmental-Dynamic Considerations (Stephen J. Langendorfer, School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, US).
- Chapter 16. The Regulation of Immune Response by the Purinergic System in Swimming Exercise (Vanessa Valéria Miron, Leandro Henrique Manfredi, Naiara Stefanello, Charles Elias Assmann, Andrezza Bond Vieira Furtado and Andréia Machado Cardoso, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Santa Maria Federal University, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and others).
- Chapter 17. Human Activity Analysis on Swimming Based on Machine Learning, Signal Processing and Inertial Measurement Unit (Yuto Omae and Hirotaka Takahashi, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, and others).
