• Critical evaluation of oxygen-uptake assessment in swimming 

      Sousa, Ana; Figueiredo, Pedro; Pendergast, David; Kjendlie, Per-Ludvik; Vilas-Boas, João P.; Fernandes, Ricardo J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03)
      Swimming has become an important area of sport science research since the 1970s, with the bioenergetic factors assuming a fundamental performance-influencing role. The purpose of this study was to conduct a critical ...
    • 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 ...