ISCA Science Newsletter

July 2022 Science Newletter

Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming

Leipzig 2023

The BMS Organizing Committee looks forward to welcoming you to the start of a new series: Bridging the gap between science and practice.

Kick-off with six virtual sessions:

July 15, 2022: Viral Infections (8 am GMT)
September 22, 2022: Swimmer’s shoulder (4 pm GMT)
November 18, 2022: Collaborative team support (9 am GMT)
January 27, 2023: Talent scouting (5 pm GMT)
March 17, 2023: Flow simulation (9 am GMT)
May 18, 2023: Current technology (4 pm GMT)

September 6-9, 2023: Conference in Leipzig (in-person)

Click for the BMS Leipzig website:

https://www.spowi.uni-leipzig.de/sportbiomechanik/bms

Free Video

Swim Coaching: A Women’s Perspective

One panel at the ISCA Summit was Swim Coaching: A Women’s Perspective. The panel included Ina Herzigova, Abby Fish, Kathleen Prindle, and Kim Bracken. The panel video is available to download for free from Youtube.

Free Access to Articles from BMS Conferences

The first symposium was organized by Leon Lewillie and Jan Clarys (the “godfather” of BMS) in Belgium in 1970. Since then, the conference has been conducted every four years. The venue has mostly been Europe (Belgium – 1970, 1974, The Netherlands – 1982, Germany – 1986, England – 1990, Finland – 1998, France – 2002, Portugal – 2006, and Norway – 2010) with the exceptions of Canada – 1978, USA – 1994, Australia – 2014, and Japan – 2018.

Click for free access over 1,000 articles from the BMS conferences:

ISCA Certification Program

The following courses are Powerpoint Slide Shows with the option to display subtitles in 68 different languages. The courses will soon be available on the ISCA website and are now available on the STR website.

Biomechanical Foundations of Swimming

Swimming Without Pain