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Talent Identification and Coaching

Analysis of swimming performance: perceptions and practices of US-based swimming coaches

Robert MooneyElectrical & Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering & Informatics, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland;Bioelectronics Research Cluster, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, NUI Galway, Galway, IrelandView further author information
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Gavin CorleyElectrical & Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering & Informatics, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland;Bioelectronics Research Cluster, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, NUI Galway, Galway, IrelandView further author information
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Alan GodfreyInstitute for Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKView further author information
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Conor OsboroughDepartment of Exercise & Sports Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, UKView further author information
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John NewellBiostatistics Unit, HRB Clinical Research Facility, NUI Galway, Galway, IrelandView further author information
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Leo Richard QuinlanPhysiology, School of Medicine, NUI Galway, Galway, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gearóid ÓLaighinElectrical & Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering & Informatics, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland;Bioelectronics Research Cluster, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, NUI Galway, Galway, IrelandView further author information
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Pages 997-1005 | Accepted 12 Aug 2015, Published online: 11 Sep 2015

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