Table 3 Comparison of forces and thrust efficiency between Swimmer A and B. |
Item |
A |
B |
Average of swimmer’s advancing speed (m·s-1) |
1.84 |
1.75 |
Average of resultant force, ave(|F|), (N) |
63.9 |
52.4 |
Average of thrust force, ave(|Fx|), (N) |
32.4 |
23 |
Thrust efficiency, η (%) |
50.7 |
43.9 |
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