All about base excess â to BE or not to BE. In 1948, Singer and Hastings introduced the concept of buffer base (BB). The change in BB from normal was called deltaBB (Î´BB). This change in BB was an expression of the non-respiratory (metabolic) component of an acid-base disturbance.
Empirically from http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rain..., free style is the fastest stroke. This is also called the front crawl (see Front crawl). However as Swimming stroke notes, there are at least 6 variations of that technique.
In Swimming Fastestâa revised and updated version of one of the best books ever written on competitive swimmingâauthor Ernest Maglischo reveals the science behind the training principles that led his teams to 13 NCAA national championships at the Division II level and 19 conference championships.