Sentence examples for slow swimming from inspiring English sources

The dugong's placid nature and slow swimming style make it easy prey for predators.

Slow swimming is powered by the red (oxidative) muscle and bursts of fast swimming by the white (glycolytic) muscle.

The finned octopods and the bottle-tailed squids have paddle-shaped fins that probably are most useful for hovering and slow swimming.

Another notable feature is a well-developed network of blood vessels below the skin that acts as a temperature-regulating device associated with long-term, slow swimming.

Slow swimming is accomplished by undulating movements of dorsal and anal fins, whereas rapid swimming occurs by undulating the body and caudal fin.

Lumpish, with stunted pectoral fins that they use for ponderously slow swimming in cold and dark Arctic waters, they have blunt snouts and gaping mouths that give them an unfortunate, dull-witted appearance.

I did, though, have doubts about pounding the streets for ever, so I followed my elder son into triathlon and my first London Tri, with an appalling slow swim.

If you fail it is a long slow swim with waves bashing you back to the beach which is always very frustrating time.

Pathlengths to find the hidden platform during acquisition were used in addition to latency as latencies can be influenced by slow swim speeds.

How does the seahorse, one of the slowest swimming fish in the sea, manage to capture its nimbler prey?

Writing Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UC Davis toxicologist Isaac Pessah and colleagues reported that exposure to the chemical in doses similar to what a person or animal might encounter in everyday life, impaired isolated muscle cells' ability to contract; decreased heart function and grip strength in mice; and slowed swimming activity in fathead minnows.