Gliding performance is affected by cranial movement of abdominal organs

Abstract Swimming is an extremely popular sport around the world. The streamlined body position is a crucial and foundational position for swimmers. Since the density of lungs is low, the center of buoyancy is always on the cranial side and the center of gravity is always on the caudal side. It has...

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Main Authors: Naoki Yoshida, Hideki Ota, Satoshi Higuchi, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Takaaki Kakihana, Haruka Sato, Tomoyoshi Kimura, Shin-Ichi Izumi, Masahiro Kohzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78609-3