Effect of Unilateral Forearm Amputation on Fluid Torques and Body Roll in Front Crawl Swimming and the Implications for Performance
Swimmers with unilateral forearm amputation experience an asymmetric buoyant torque, requiring them to sacrifice propulsive force to counterbalance the torque asymmetry and maintain symmetric whole-body roll.
Authors
- Carl Payton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8896-9753)
- Tomohiro Gonjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-5167)
- Conor D. Osborough
- Ross Sanders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0489-3048)
Institutions
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- TCL (China) (CN)
- Heriot-Watt University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003880
- Primary Topic
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00