Attempts to Correct Swimming Errors

Abstract

Blindfolded divers, using either snorkels or SCUBA gear, when attempting to swim a straight line, tend to make a consistent error either to the right or to the left of their intended target. Attempts were made to correct for this veering tendency by (1) reducing the area of one of the swimfins, and (2) by attaching an adjustable rudder to the SCUBA tank. Swimming accuracy was not reliably improved in 5 subjects by either method. The results argue against several proposed explanations of swimming errors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 05, 1979
Accession Number
ADA067860

Entities

People

  • S. M. Luria

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Consistency
  • Divers
  • Errors
  • New York
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Scuba Diving
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Submarine Bases
  • Submarines
  • Swimming
  • Vehicles
  • Watercraft

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Materials Science
  • Regression Analysis.