eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 2333-4606 2017-11-21 5 3 57 63 10.12691/ajssm-5-3-4 AJSSM2017534 article Emma Swanwick ek.swanwick@gmail.com 1 School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, Frederick Road, Salford M6 6PU, UK The measurement of power in swimming has previously been carried out using a number of different methods. Each method appears to produce differing wattages, the majority of which are far below those seen in athletes of a similar level in other sports. The aim of this paper was to define what is being measured, what it relates to, and to give appropriate titles to the 'types of power' recorded. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajssm/5/3/4/ajssm-5-3-4.pdf power swimming kinetic thrust