Difference of hydrodynamic force on foot between front crawl 6-beat and flutter kicking

Biography

Dr Hiroshi Suito works at the Aichi Gakuin University in the Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science.

Synopsis

The 6-beat kick, which is the most popular rhythm between arms and legs in front crawl swimming, includes three leg beats per one arm stroke (Maglischo E.W. 2003). The three kicking motions would be not same kinematically, because they were affected by rolling motion of whole body. The purpose of the study was to investigate the hydrodynamic difference between 6-beat kicking in front crawl swimming and flutter kicking without rolling of the whole body.