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Fine right and left balance of muscle strength is the re-
sult of swimming training.
In conclusion, competitive swimmers are superior to
untrained persons in isokinetic strength at 60 deg/s and
180 deg/s. There is a significant laterality of isokinetic
strength in untrained persons but not in competitive
swimmers. In addition, right and left differences of iso-
kinetic strength tended to be smaller in competitive
swimmers. These findings reflect the strength properties
of competitive swimmers gained in training.
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