Editorial

INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON SWIM & AQUATIC ACTIVITIES

Ludovic Seifert and Tiago M. Barbosa

2013, 12(4), xii

Research article

Longitudinal Study in Male Swimmers: A Hierachical Modeling of Energetics and Biomechanical Contributions for Performance

Mário J. Costa, José A. Bragada, Daniel A. Marinho, Vitor P. Lopes, António J. Silva, Tiago M. Barbosa

2013, 12(4), 614 - 622

Research article

Backstroke Technical Characterization of 11-13 Year-Old Swimmers

Ana Filipa Silva, Pedro Figueiredo, Ludovic Seifert, Susana Soares, João Paulo Vilas-Boas, Ricardo J. Fernandes

2013, 12(4), 623 - 629

Research article

Effect of Additional Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Young Well-Trained Swimmers

Frédéric Lemaitre, Jérémy B. Coquart, Florence Chavallard, Ingrid Castres, Patrick Mucci, Guillaume Costalat, Didier Chollet

2013, 12(4), 630 - 638

Research article

Relations Between Lower Body Isometric Muscle Force Characteristics and Start Performance in Elite Male Sprint Swimmers

Igor Beretić, Marko Đurović, Tomislav Okičić, Milivoj Dopsaj

2013, 12(4), 639 - 645

Research article

Sport-Specific Motor Fitness Tests in Water Polo: Reliability, Validity and Playing Position Differences

Ognjen Uljevic, Miodrag Spasic, Damir Sekulic

2013, 12(4), 646 - 654

Research article

Indirect Determination of Lactate Minimum Speed from a Single Maximal Performance in Young Swimmers

Paulo V. Mezzaroba, Fabiana A. Machado

2013, 12(4), 655 - 659

Research article

Effectiveness of an Automatic Tracking Software in Underwater Motion Analysis

Fabrício A. Magalhaes, Zimi Sawacha, Rocco Di Michele, Matteo Cortesi, Giorgio Gatta, Silvia Fantozzi

2013, 12(4), 660 - 667

Research article

Identifying Optimal Overload and Taper in Elite Swimmers over Time

Philippe Hellard, Marta Avalos, Christophe Hausswirth, David Pyne, Jean-Francois Toussaint, Iñigo Mujika

2013, 12(4), 668 - 678

Research article

A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Hydrodynamic Force Acting on a Swimmer’S Hand in a Swimming Competition

Yohei Sato, Takanori Hino

2013, 12(4), 679 - 689

Research article

Intra-Cyclic Phases of Arm-Leg Movement and Index of Coordination in Relation to Sprint Breaststroke Swimming in Young Swimmers

Marek Strzala, Piotr Krezalek, Grzegorz Glab, Marcin Kaca, Andrzej Ostrowski, Arkadiusz Stanula, Anna K. Tyka

2013, 12(4), 690 - 697

Research article

Relationship Between Final Performance and Block Times with the Traditional and the New Starting Platforms with A Back Plate in International Swimming Championship 50-M and 100-M Freestyle Events

Antonio Garcia-Hermoso, Yolanda Escalante, Raul Arellano, Fernando Navarro, Ana M. Domínguez, Jose M. Saavedra

2013, 12(4), 698 - 706

Research article

Impact of the S.W.E.A.T.™ Water-Exercise Method on Activities of Daily Living for Older Women

Mary E. Sanders, Nobuo Takeshima, Michael E. Rogers, Juan C. Colado, Sebastien Borreani

2013, 12(4), 707 - 715

Research article

Examining Self-Training Procedures in Leisure Swimming

Francois J. Potdevin, Clement Normani, Patrick Pelayo

2013, 12(4), 716 - 723

Research article

Perceptions of Five-Year Competitive Categories: Model of How Relative Age Influences Competitiveness in Masters Sport

Nikola Medic, Bradley W. Young, J. Robert Grove

2013, 12(4), 724 - 729

Research article

Kinematical Comparison of the 200 m Backstroke Turns between National and Regional Level Swimmers

Santiago Veiga, Antonio Cala, Pablo González Frutos, Enrique Navarro

2013, 12(4), 730 - 737

Research article

Repeated Sprint Ability in Elite Water Polo Players and Swimmers and its Relationship to Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance

Yoav Meckel, David Bishop, Moran Rabinovich, Leonid Kaufman, Dan Nemet, Alon Eliakim

2013, 12(4), 738 - 743

Research article

Adaptation of Endurance Training with a Reduced Breathing Frequency

Jernej Kapus, Anton Ušaj, Mitch Lomax

2013, 12(4), 744 - 752

Research article

Sports Nutrition and Doping Factors in Synchronized Swimming: Parallel Analysis among Athletes and Coaches

Gordana Furjan Mandic, Mia Peric, Lucijana Krzelj, Sladana Stankovic, Natasa Zenic

2013, 12(4), 753 - 760

Research article

Body Segment Inertial Parameters of elite swimmers Using DXA and indirect Methods

Marcel Rossi, Andrew Lyttle, Amar El-Sallam, Nat Benjanuvatra, Brian Blanksby

2013, 12(4), 761 - 775

Book review

PRACTICAL PHARMACOLOGY IN REHABILITATION

Lynette L. Carl, Joseph A. Gallo, Peter R. Johnson

2013, 12(4), xiv

Book review

LIMITS OF HUMAN ENDURANCE

Luc J. C. van Loon and Romain Meeusen

2013, 12(4), xv

Book review

CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

Jonathan K. Ehrman, Paul M. Gordon, Paul S. Visich, Steven J. Keteyian

2013, 12(4), xiii

Guest Reviewers