B19 Simulation Analysis of Synchronized Swimming

Abstract

In synchronized swimming, a swimmer exerts forces on the other swimmers in the water. There have been no methods to analyze such mechanical phenomena to date. Such analytical method is promising to acquire new findings which will be useful for the improvement of performance The objectives of this study were to develop the simulation model for the analysis of synchronized swimming by applying the swimming human simulation model SWUM to it, and to conduct the simulation analysis. In the present study, "lift". (One of the techniques of synchronized swimming) was taken as the target of the simulation. The simulation model for the lift was constructed and a simulation analysis was conducted by inputting the information obtained in the experiment. The simulation result was consistent with the experimental one, indicating the sufficient validity of the simulation.