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SWIM BENCH [1 record]

Record 1 1984-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
DEF

New training apparatus for swimmers specifically designed to reinforce muscles active in competitive swimming.

OBS

Term used by trainers; attested by the Fédération de natation du Québec (FNQ).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
DEF

Appareil à l'horizontale à l'aide duquel un nageur peut, à sec, faire les mouvements propres à chacune des nages de compétition, le papillon, le dos crawlé, la brasse et le libre (ou crawl); des poids reproduisent la résistance habituellement exercée par l'eau.

OBS

Proposition d'après "rameur" (rowing machine) et "simulateur de vol", deux types d'appareils reproduisant la réalité en contexte hors-situation.

Spanish

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