Bayesian approach to quantify morphological impact on performance in international elite freestyle swimming.
Robin PlaArthur LeroyRomain MassalMaxime BellamiFatima KaillaniPhilippe HellardJean-François ToussaintAdrien SedeaudPublished in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2019)
Morphological indicators such as height and mass strongly contribute to swimming performance from sprint to distance events, and this contribution is quantified for each race distance. These profiles may help swimming federations to detect athletes and drive them to compete in specific distances according to their morphology.