Water Resistance in Swimming, materials from experiments by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich
Item Information
- Title:
- Water Resistance in Swimming, materials from experiments by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich
- Description:
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This is a poster of the results and explanations from a paper that was published in The Research Quarterly in 1933 called "Water Resistance in Swimming" by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich. The paper was based on experiments conducted by Dr. Karpovich on establishing a baseline for the resistance of water. The poster has sections of the original article that have been cut out and glued onto a cardboard backing. Pictured is the resistogram, the device that Karpovich designed and built to record his measurements. This consisted of a towing cord, a drum and a recording device. The measurements were made for up to 1/20th of a second.
- Creator:
- Karpovich, Peter V.
- Date:
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[1933?–1960?]
- Format:
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Documents
- Location:
- Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
- Collection (local):
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College Archives Digital Collections
- Series:
- Peter V. Karpovich Papers
- Subjects:
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Springfield College--Faculty
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Karpovich, Peter V.
Posters
Experiments
Charts
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
- Link to Item:
- http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/11057
- Terms of Use:
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- Publisher:
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Springfield College
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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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:
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ms501-17-12-05-002
ms1-02-08-78-001