Swimming Speed Analyzed, materials from experiments by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich

Item Information

Title:
Swimming Speed Analyzed, materials from experiments by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich
Description:
This is a poster of the results and explanations from a paper that was published in the Scientific American in 1930 called "Swimming Speed Analyzed" by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich. The paper was based on experiments conducted by Dr. Karpovich.The poster has sections of the original article that have been cut out and glued onto a cardboard backing. Included is a picture and description of the Natograph, equipment that Karpovich designed and built for the experiment. It expressed graphically the measurements of speed for the different swimming strokes. The back, crawl, side, and breast stroke were all studied. There is also a nice description of how the machine worked.
Creator:
Karpovich, Peter V.
Date:
[1930?–1960?]
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Peter V. Karpovich Papers
Subjects:
Springfield College--Faculty
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Karpovich, Peter V.
Experiments
Charts
Posters
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/11056
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Peter V. Karpovich (1896-1975) was born in Russia and trained as a medical doctor at the State Military Academy of Medicine in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia in 1919. Under increasing political and professional turmoil, he fled to Latvia in 1922. In Latvia, Karpovich worked at the Riga YMCA. In 1925, he traveled to the United States to research at Springfield College. While there, he enrolled as a special advanced student and earned a master’s degree in physical education. In 1927, while completing his studies, he became a professor of physiology at the college. In the late 1940s, he met and married his second wife, Josephine Rathbone, an acclaimed scholar of physical education and relaxation. From 1961 to 1969, he served as the director of the physiology research laboratory at Springfield College, where he published several seminal books. Karpovich was a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a consultant to many government, private and educational organizations. He remains an internationally recognized pioneer in physical education.
Identifier:
ms501-17-12-05-001
ms1-02-08-78-002