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Best performances by men and women open-water swimmers during the ‘English Channel Swim’ from 1900 to 2010

2012

Eichenberger, Evelyn | Knechtle, Beat | Knechtle, Patrizia | Ruest, Christoph Alexander | Rosemann, Thomas | Lepers, Romuald; International audience; ''Little research has examined ultra-endurance swimming performances. The 'English Channel Swim', where swimmers have to cover a distance of 32 km between England and France represents a unique long-distance, open-water, sea-swimming challenge, and each year swimmers from all over the world try to succeed in this challenge. The best times in minutes and the nationality of successful men and women swimmers were analysed from 1900 to 2010. A total of 1,533 swimmers (455 women and 1,078 men) from more than 40 countries have successfully completed…

11035 Institute of General PracticeMaleSEX-DIFFERENCESOceans and SeasPARTICIPATION610 Medicine & healthEXERCISEPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationAthletic PerformanceULTRA-ENDURANCE SWIMMERSHistory 21st CenturyCAPACITY03 medical and health sciences2732 Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSex FactorsAGE0302 clinical medicineSex factorsHumansOrthopedics and Sports Medicine14. Life underwater030212 general & internal medicine3612 Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPHYSIOLOGYSwimmingSimulation''ULTRA-ENDURANCE SWIMMERS[SCCO.NEUR]Cognitive science/NeuroscienceRACE PERFORMANCEHistory 19th Century030229 sport sciencesHistory 20th CenturyUnited KingdomUnited StatesOpen waterGeographyEnglandAGE''[ SCCO.NEUR ] Cognitive science/NeurosciencePhysical EnduranceNationalityFemaleFranceGENDERChannel (broadcasting)DemographyJournal of Sports Sciences
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