Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Swimmer's Hand Velocity, Orientation, and Shape: Contributions to Hydrodynamics

Table 1

Initial experimental kinematic data (Gourgoulis et al. [13]) applied in steady state CFD calculations.

Phases	Time (%)	Velocity (m⋅s^−1)	Angles of attack (deg)	Sweepback angle (deg)
	10	2.15	4.44	94.75
Glide	20	2.15	12.57	97.45
	30	2.09	19.23	102.87
	55	1.79	44.37	127.23
Pull	65	1.82	55.46	192.20
	75	2.01	42.89	295.06
	85	2.20	36.98	243.63
Push	90	2.53	25.14	232.80
	95	2.75	20.71	232.80