Affiliation:
1. Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences,
Oslo, Norway
Abstract
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to establish the relationships between 50 m
sprint swimming performance and variables acquired from a swimming load-velocity
profile established by semi-tethered butterfly swimming. Twelve male elite
swimmers participated in the present study and performed 50 m sprint and
semi-tethered butterfly swimming with different loads. The mean velocity among
all upper-limb cycles was obtained from the 50 m swimming (race
velocity), and maximum load and velocity were predicted from the load-velocity
profile established by the semi-tethered swimming test. There was a very large
correlation (r=0.885, p<0.01) and a high intra-class correlation
(0.844, p<0.001) between the race velocity and the predicted maximum
velocity. Significant correlations were also observed between the predicted
maximum load and the 50 m time as well as the race velocity
(r=− 0.624 and 0.556, respectively, both
p<0.05), which imply that an ability to achieve a large tethered
swimming force is associated with 50 m butterfly performance. These
results indicate that the load-velocity profile is a useful tool for predicting
and assessing sprint butterfly swimming performance.
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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