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Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Determinants of pre-adolescent girls’ sport performance in three-year swimming training

in Exercise Physiology

Mariusz J. Kuberski
Agnieszka Musial
Piotr Krużołek
Michalina Błażkiewicz
Jacek Wąsik
Jan Konarski

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1710646

1,648 views

Systematic Review

Published on 26 Jul 2024

The methodology of resistance training is crucial for improving short-medium distance front crawl performance in competitive swimmers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Exercise Physiology

Guoli Jin
Yangqin Jin
Haoyang Zhang
Xueying Fu
Yong Yang
Shu-Cheng Lin

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2024.1406518

7,823 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2020

Front Crawl Is More Efficient and Has Smaller Active Drag Than Backstroke Swimming: Kinematic and Kinetic Comparison Between the Two Techniques at the Same Swimming Speeds

in Biomechanics

Tomohiro Gonjo
Kenzo Narita
Carla McCabe
Ricardo J. Fernandes
João Paulo Vilas-Boas
Hideki Takagi
Ross Sanders

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

doi 10.3389/fbioe.2020.570657

11,032 views
32 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2023

Oxygen uptake kinetics and biological age in relation to pulling force and 400-m front crawl performance in young swimmers

in Exercise Physiology

Marek Strzała
Kamil Sokołowski
Łukasz Wądrzyk
Robert Staszkiewicz
Łukasz Kryst
Magdalena Żegleń
Piotr Krężałek
Marcin Maciejczyk

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2023.1229007

3,265 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2024

The relationship between maximal lactate accumulation rate and sprint performance parameters in male competitive swimmers

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Yasuo Sengoku
Anna Shinno
Jaewoo Kim
Kenta Homoto
Yusaku Nakazono
Takaaki Tsunokawa
Norimasa Hirai
Ayaka Nobue
Masaki Ishikawa

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1483659

5,405 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Jun 2024

2024: anticipating record-breaking performances in front crawl swimming through mathematical analysis

in Exercise Physiology

Aurélien Patoz
Louis Finiel
Fabio Borrani

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2024.1397946

2,533 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Nov 2022

V˙O2 kinetics and tethered strength influence the 200-m front crawl stroke kinematics and speed in young male swimmers

in Exercise Physiology

Kamil Sokołowski
Raul Filipe Bartolomeu
Tiago Manuel Barbosa
Marek Strzała

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2022.1045178

4,072 views
13 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 23 Sep 2020

Reliability of Load-Velocity Profiling in Front Crawl Swimming

in Exercise Physiology

Bjørn Harald Olstad
Tomohiro Gonjo
Nikolai Njøs
Kathrin Abächerli
Ola Eriksrud

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2020.574306

9,273 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2021

The Relationship Between Selected Load-Velocity Profile Parameters and 50 m Front Crawl Swimming Performance

in Exercise Physiology

Tomohiro Gonjo
Nikolai Njøs
Ola Eriksrud
Bjørn H. Olstad

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2021.625411

9,104 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2023

Reliability of a semi-tethered front crawl sprint performance test in adolescent swimmers

in Exercise Physiology

Stefan Szczepan
Zofia Wróblewska
Sebastian Klich
Kamil Michalik
Tomohiro Gonjo
Bjørn Harald Olstad
Marek Rejman

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2023.1260346

4,006 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Configural analysis of dry-land strength and front crawl performance in adolescents

in Exercise Physiology

Tianyi Gao
Jiawen Shen
Baojie Tang
Xinyuan Wu
Yifan Shi
Bo Huang

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2025.1631224

1,891 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2021

Surface Electromyography Spectral Parameters for the Study of Muscle Fatigue in Swimming

in Sports Science, Technology and Engineering

Luca Puce
Ilaria Pallecchi
Lucio Marinelli
Laura Mori
Marco Bove
Daniele Diotti
Piero Ruggeri
Emanuela Faelli
Filippo Cotellessa
Carlo Trompetto

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2021.644765

9,095 views
25 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Aug 2022

Monitoring weekly progress of front crawl swimmers using IMU-based performance evaluation goal metrics

in Biomechanics

Mahdi Hamidi Rad
Vincent Gremeaux
Fabien Massé
Farzin Dadashi
Kamiar Aminian

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

doi 10.3389/fbioe.2022.910798

6,433 views
6 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 26 May 2023

Association between elite swimmers’ force production and 100 m front crawl inter-lap pacing and kinematics

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Mário J. Costa
Catarina C. Santos
Francisco Ferreira
Raul Arellano
J. Paulo Vilas-Boas
Ricardo J. Fernandes

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2023.1205800

3,358 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Feb 2022

Relationship Between Hand Kinematics, Hand Hydrodynamic Pressure Distribution and Hand Propulsive Force in Sprint Front Crawl Swimming

in Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

Daiki Koga
Takaaki Tsunokawa
Yasuo Sengoku
Kenta Homoto
Yusaku Nakazono
Hideki Takagi

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2022.786459

8,483 views
21 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 26 Jan 2023

Kinematic, arm-stroke efficiency, coordination, and energetic parameters of the 400-m front-crawl test: A meta-analysis

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Ricardo de Assis Correia
Wellington Gomes Feitosa
Flávio Antônio de Souza Castro

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2023.977739

5,397 views
3 citations

Articles

Determinants of pre-adolescent girls’ sport performance in three-year swimming training

The methodology of resistance training is crucial for improving short-medium distance front crawl performance in competitive swimmers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Front Crawl Is More Efficient and Has Smaller Active Drag Than Backstroke Swimming: Kinematic and Kinetic Comparison Between the Two Techniques at the Same Swimming Speeds

Oxygen uptake kinetics and biological age in relation to pulling force and 400-m front crawl performance in young swimmers

The relationship between maximal lactate accumulation rate and sprint performance parameters in male competitive swimmers

2024: anticipating record-breaking performances in front crawl swimming through mathematical analysis

V˙O2 kinetics and tethered strength influence the 200-m front crawl stroke kinematics and speed in young male swimmers

Reliability of Load-Velocity Profiling in Front Crawl Swimming

The Relationship Between Selected Load-Velocity Profile Parameters and 50 m Front Crawl Swimming Performance

Reliability of a semi-tethered front crawl sprint performance test in adolescent swimmers

Configural analysis of dry-land strength and front crawl performance in adolescents

Surface Electromyography Spectral Parameters for the Study of Muscle Fatigue in Swimming

Monitoring weekly progress of front crawl swimmers using IMU-based performance evaluation goal metrics

Association between elite swimmers’ force production and 100 m front crawl inter-lap pacing and kinematics

Relationship Between Hand Kinematics, Hand Hydrodynamic Pressure Distribution and Hand Propulsive Force in Sprint Front Crawl Swimming

Kinematic, arm-stroke efficiency, coordination, and energetic parameters of the 400-m front-crawl test: A meta-analysis