Senior Lecturer of Sports & Exercise Biomechanics | Postgrad Tutor | Swim Researcher @UlsterUni | @IrishSESA Committee Member. Views are my own.
Enniskillen / Belfast
Joined March 2009
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Dr Carla Mc Cabe retweeted
🏊♂️🥇Excited to share this study, which used an embedded sensor to analyze Logan Fontaine's races over a two-year period, leading up to his 2024 World Championship title in the 5 km open water event
🤝 @RobiinRoad @NicoBideau @m2slab
📰@sportsbiomechj
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Dr Carla Mc Cabe retweeted
In case you’re interested, these were very much @bercarley and @Younghorgan and my own thoughts after the sentencing of George Gibney… the paedophile.
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Dr Carla Mc Cabe retweeted
🎓 FULLY FUNDED PHD OPPORTUNITIES 🎓
Project themes: ACL recovery, children’s swimming, active ageing, falls prevention, chronic-condition self-management & exercise in pancreatic cancer.
📅 Deadline: 8th January 2027
More details 👉 ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcollege…
Dr Carla Mc Cabe retweeted
Just published!
Our closing editorial for the Special Issue on Biomechanical Analysis for Sport Performance (mdpi.com/journal/applsci/spe…)
Many thanks to authors, reviewers, and editorial team for their contributions
@carlamccabe @catamscsantos @Applsci
doi.org/10.3390/app16199878
Thanks @KateNicholl for championing this much-needed cause.
Northern Ireland needs a Swimming Strategy.
🏊♂️ Every child deserves the opportunity to learn to swim, and everyone should have access to satisfactory swimming facilities- no matter where you live in NI.
Dr Carla Mc Cabe retweeted
Great article from @harpur_jamie on the need for a swimming pool in Carryduff (& he kindly mentions the work I’m doing to ensure all children leave primary school able to swim 25m) belfastlive.co.uk/news/news-…
Every child deserves the opportunity to learn this lifesaving skill.
We need robust data to inform policy, target investment & tackle inequalities in access.
Thanks @KateNicholl for championing this important agenda and helping put NI on par with the rest of the UK 🏊👏
We’re on a mission to ensure every child leaves primary school able to swim 25m! Great to talk to @carlamccabe today about best practice, data, infrastructure, skills… but mostly how learning to swim cannot be a class issue. Lots of work to do to get moved up political agenda
Dr Carla Mc Cabe retweeted
Petite leçon sur le départ en #natation avec Ian Thorpe et Ariarne Titmus :
Lovely evening speaking with the girls of @EknLakelanders as part of the #EngageHer programme.
Great discussions on swimming, the hardship of travelling for training, academia, role models & creating opportunities for girls to thrive in sport & beyond.
#JustKeepSwimming #STEM
Dr Carla Mc Cabe retweeted
Ireland have been storming the competition but WHO is behind this new generation of pure talent? 🇮🇪🌊
#EuropeanAquatics #Swimming
Great result for the Town & their supporters 🙌
Made even better by a special moment….spotting your young nephew celebrating in the stands. That’s what it’s all about. #InspiringTheNextGeneration #UpTheTown ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Congratulations Dr Thomas Brunel on defending his doctoral thesis ‘Physics of propulsion in front crawl swimming’ @IP_Paris_
Well done to his supervisory team led by @remicarmigniani on an excellently well-written & organised thesis 👏
Profitez des célébrations 🥂
Great collaboration with colleagues at @UWaterloo 🇨🇦 resulting in this new publication 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.20…
We tested whether a rotating swim bench actually improves freestyle technique compared to fixed benches 🏊♀️
Short answer: they don’t make much difference
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What this means for coaching:
✔️ Swim benches = useful for strength & conditioning
⚠️ But limited for true technique replication
Rotation alone won’t “fix” realism