Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the systematic review
Inclusion | Exclusion | |
|---|---|---|
General | ||
Article type | Full peer-reviewed journal article Conference articles that provided sufficient detail regarding study methodology and results | Recommendation articles Review articles (non-original work) Editorials Magazine articles Computational Studies/Numerical Investigations Abstracts/Summaries/Not full article Includes study of animals Articles that cannot be found |
Date | No restrictions | Â |
Language | English only | Languages other than English |
Participants | ||
Age | Mean age of 16 and above | Mean age of under 16Â years old |
Sex | Male and/or Female participants | Â |
Level | Human competitive swimmers of a national OR international OR Olympic level Regional- or state-level swimmers were included if data was separate from national and international swimmers | Untrained, novice, masters and Paralympic swimmers. Aquatic athletes from sports other than swimming, including water polo and triathlon |
Health | Swimmers currently training and competing | Studies of post injury biomechanics/rehabilitation studies |
Study protocol | ||
Outcomes | Articles including outcomes related to underwater dolphin kick  Kinematics  Kinetics  Kinanthropometry Undulatory underwater kick performed in a prone or dorsal position |  |