Experimental and analytical investigation of the mechanics of crawl stroke swimming

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2004-03-01

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Akis, T
Orcan, Y

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A three dimensional analytical model for crawl stroke swimming is developed in which the swimmer is modeled as a body and two arms connected to the body at the shoulder joints. Each arm is assumed to consist of three segments. The numerical results obtained from the model are compared with the results of two sets of experiments performed. In the first series of experiments, the tether forces developed in crawl stroke swimming are measured and a linear correlation between the tether force and the stroke rate is obtained. In the second series of experiments, untethered crawl stroke swimming for different arm position angles is recorded. The results are presented in graphical forms and the effect of stroke rate on swimming velocity is discussed.

Subject Keywords

Mechanical Engineering, General Materials Science, Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/66060

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MECHANICS RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2003.07.001

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Department of Engineering Sciences, Article

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T. Akis and Y. Orcan, “Experimental and analytical investigation of the mechanics of crawl stroke swimming,” MECHANICS RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, pp. 243–261, 2004, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/66060.