Open AccessOptimal Body Size and Limb Length Ratios Associated with 100-m Personal-Best Swim Speeds
Author(s) -
Alan M. Nevill,
Samuel W. Oxford,
Michael Duncan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000586
Subject(s) - allometry , anthropometry , mathematics , lower limb , upper limb , arm span , body proportions , body segment , body weight , anatomy , zoology , biology , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , geometry , ecology
This study aims to identify optimal body size and limb segment length ratios associated with 100-m personal-best (PB) swim speeds in children and adolescents.