Table 10. Percentage Root Mean Square Error (%RMSE) for segment centre of mass position in the longitudinal axis from the distal end point (COM, cm) observed for adult Caucasian male (= 10), male swimmers (= 10) and female swimmers (= 8).
    Estimation Method
Segment Group C Y Z1 Z2 Z3
Head Adult male 10.86 11.74 15.73 32.62 11.65
Male swimmers 14.27 8.26 23.71 38.04 15.50
Female swimmers 8.11 9.02 15.31 30.49 8.68
Trunk Adult male 28.06 3.09 7.35 3.45 3.45
Male swimmers 23.10 2.24 8.48 4.42 2.98
Female swimmers 27.74 3.17 8.92 3.04 2.88
Head + Trunk Adult male 16.36 3.88 6.04 4.35 3.93
Male swimmers 14.02 3.20 5.41 6.68 1.98
Female swimmers 15.43 5.53 5.58 3.70 3.87
Upper arm Adult male 5.67 5.89 9.97 13.66 18.11
Male swimmers 3.61 7.28 10.42 12.95 16.72
Female swimmers 5.14 6.17 11.87 12.70 17.92
Forearm Adult male 4.30 5.18 29.26 35.30 10.30
Male swimmers 5.07 6.29 28.85 36.48 11.26
Female swimmers 3.43 5.80 31.83 36.56 9.74
Thigh Adult male 8.52 2.71 21.86 10.34 6.09
Male swimmers 10.16 2.48 23.24 7.85 7.61
Female swimmers 10.02 3.62 17.36 8.49 7.43
Shank Adult male 1.66 2.36 4.38 7.81 6.21
Male swimmers 2.40 1.83 5.74 8.76 5.81
Female swimmers 2.41 2.67 4.44 7.77 5.80
(C) Chandler model; (Y) Yeadon model; (Z1) Zatsiorsky simple regression model; (Z2) Zatsiorsky multiple regression model;(Z3) Zatsiorsky geometric model (Z3).