Gracia López Contreras

Dr. Gracia López Contreras is a Full Professor at the University of Granada's Faculty of Sports Sciences, specializing in the Department of Physical Education and Sports. Her research focuses on swimming biomechanics, performance analysis, and training protocols, with particular emphasis on load-velocity profiling, underwater undulatory swimming, and postactivation potentiation.

• Key research areas: Swimming kinematics, force application analysis, detraining effects
• Recent work: Comparative studies on sprint swimming, thermal physiology in aquatic environments
• Methodological contributions: Development of technical evaluation rubrics, service-learning integration

Her publications span biophysical analysis, adaptive swimming, and competitive performance optimization. She has supervised tutoring sessions at the university pool facility and contributed to swimmer performance assessments at major events like the European Swimming Championships.