Effect on body kinematics of sculling propulsion in displacement

Biography

Raul Arellano is a professor at the University of Granada, Spain. He is the chief of Biomechanics for the Spanish Olympic Swimming Team. His research interests are propulsion hydrodynamics, swimming competition analysis, swimming start biomechanics.

Synopsis

Sculling is a basic propulsive action with four hand movements: outward, supination, inward and pronation. Analysis 3D showed a zigzag path, where hand displacement is mostly forward, with strong hand rotations during the direction’s change (Arellano, 2011). The study aim was to know the effect on body kinematic of sculling propulsion in displacement.