In the past, physiological assessment of swimmers in the water has been hindered by the lack of appropriate measurement tools. In particular, the assessment of cardiopulmonary and metabolic responses to swimming has been problematic as it requires expensive and cumbersome equipment. The swim bench was originally developed in the 1980s as a dry-land training aid for swimmers. Since then, it has been used in scientific measurement. This book presents an historical account of the swimming assessment methods and focuses on the evaluation of an advanced arm-pulling ergometer and a novel...