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Strength Training for Swimmers

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This chapter covers the impact of strength training for swimming performance (free swimming, starts, and turns); its effects on swimming biomechanics; dry-land and in-water strength training methods; and the periodization of strength training for swimming performance.

Keywords

  • Resistance training
  • Concurrent training
  • Tethered swimming
  • Start
  • Turn
  • Power
  • Periodization

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Mujika, I., Crowley, E. (2019). Strength Training for Swimmers. In: Schumann, M., Rønnestad, B. (eds) Concurrent Aerobic and Strength Training. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75547-2_25

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