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Kinematic Tactics In The Women's 800 M Freestyle Swimming Final At The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Patrycja Lipińska
Kinematic Tactics In The Women's 800 M Freestyle Swimming Final At The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Patrycja Lipińska
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: The purpose of this study was to obtain knowledge on tactics of long distance swimming at the highest women professional level. Material/Methods: Eight swimmers, finalists of 800 m distance of freestyle of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were examined. The distribution of velocity of swimming for the entire distance based on 50 m segments was analyzed. Partial, halves and quarters velocity, speed indexes and linear and nonlinear regression equations were calculated. Results: It was revealed that better swimmers (placed 1–3) had their distribution of swimming as an ascending line and with very small difference between segmental velocity and that …