Effect of practice level and race distance on kinematic parameters in finswimming

Introduction. – Finswimming is a sport of speed in which the legs act as propellant. This survey aims to quantify differences in kinematics between high-level and beginner finswimmers, as a function of race distance.Fact synthesis. – Twelve finswimmers with body marks on their joints were videotaped at the surface. Speed, amplitude, frequency, and angular position were analysed, as a function of the race distance and the practice level. Expert finswimmers pitch less than novice (respectively, 0.14 ± 0.02 and 0.23 ± 0.03 m).Conclusion. – Swimming techniques change with expertise adaptively, as a function of race distance. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]