Congratulations Diogo! 🇵🇹 #Paris2024 #ParalympicGamesParis2024 #portugal

European Aquatics President Antonio Silva and OSV President Arno Pajek welcomed attendees today to the High-Performance Swimming Coaches Clinic in Vienna 🇦🇹 Key sessions featured Andi Manley discussing differences in training models for men and women, and pool vs. open water

Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2024 Honoured to announce that Tiago M. Barbosa is once again recognized among the Top 2% Scientists in the world by the Stanford/Elsevier 2024 ranking! elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchx…

Introducing Swim Safe Europe! 💧 European Aquatics is proud to unveil our rebranded Learn to Swim initiative, now Swim Safe Europe. This new name reflects our commitment to enhancing water safety and competence across the continent. #EuropeanAquatics #SwimSafeEurope

LiveWell Coordinator Tiago M. Barbosa attended STARS EU Project meeting in Bremen on 5-6 November 2024, as a member of Work Package 4 (Challenge Lab).

Exploring the impact of breathing patterns on active drag in breaststroke swimming 🔸Individual data: 40% of the swimmers decreased Da breathing every two strokes, with some being faster. 🔸Pooled data: no differences were found. 💻 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Variability of energy cost in breaststroke technique: a systematic review 🔸 This literature synthesis highlights the holistic nature of energy cost in breaststroke. 🔸Additionally, it provides a comprehensive understanding of its determinants. 💻tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📝 | European Aquatics launches the accreditation of Sport Science & High-Performance Centres and Training Centres, marking a significant step forward in support for European athletes. len.eu/european-aquat…

| Motricidade | Mario Trindade’s Training Method: The Journey to 100m Wheelchair Gold Medal at European Championships in Berlin (2018) 💻doi.org/10.6063/motric…

| LiveWell services @ STARS EU | Here´s some of the services we are offering: starseu.org/catalogue-of-s…

Explore the courses, clinics and webinars in the coming months at European Aquatics: 🔹Athletes – Media Engagement 🔹WP Referees 🔹AS Judges 🔹OW Officials 📅 Check out the full schedule here: eaacademy.eu/events

| Proc IMechE Part P J Sports Engineering and Technology | Assessing the aerodynamics of a shoulder amputee cyclist through computer fluid dynamics and different analytical procedures doi.org/10.1177/175433…

European Aquatics President Antonio Silva has flagged up a new scheme to finance key developments in the sport as part of the EA Strategic Plan & Action Plan 2024-2030. #EuropeanAquatics europeanaquatics.org/ea-president-s…

| 2025 Bragança City Awards | ▪️Education, Science and New Technologies Award▪️

LiveWell is now an approved R&D unit funded by FCT With a classification of “Good”, this is the only R&D unit based at a Polytechnic Institute that was established independently in the field of Health Sciences- Sport Sciences.

AI Swim Researcher A chatbot that provides swimming research insights and evidence-based advice for coaches and athletes. ⚠️This chatbot is still under training and might dive into the deep end of imagination. 🌐app.mindstudio.ai/agents/ai-swim…

| Sensors | Analyzing Breathing Patterns in the Breaststroke Technique Through Dual-Media Kinematics and Fractal Dimension When not breathing: - head is closer to water surface - greatest feet´s peak vertical velocity - greatest peak CoM velocity mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/1…

Swimming speed comparison between two distinct arm pulls during the butterfly swim stroke Swimmers were faster performing the “straight” than “bent” arm pull, primarily due to increased swimming speed during the insweep. 💻 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

|Sport Sci Health| Effectiveness of a multicomponent physical exercise program against older adults’ frailty and obesity risk during the COVID-19 pandemic: an experimental, longitudinal, and controlled study with responsiveness analysis doi.org/10.1007/s11332…

Tracking back the 12-year-old times of some swimmers now leading the World Aquatics Ranking in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley. #swimming #sports #performance