• Swimming propulsion forces are enhanced by a small finger spread 

      Marinho, Daniel A.; Barbosa, Tiago; Reis, Victor M.; Kjendlie, Per-Ludvik; Alves, Francisco B.; Vilas-Boas, João P.; Machado, Leandro; Silva, António J.; Rouboa, Abel I. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-02)
      The main aim of this study was to investigate the effect of finger spread on the propulsive force production in swimming using computational fluid dynamics. Computer tomography scans of an Olympic swimmer hand were ...