Abstract
Although swimming is a broadly widespread, well-researched international sport, the determinates of most dash swimming forces throughout the 4 aggressive strokes, and their relation to maximal dash velocity aren’t identified. PURPOSE: The function of this examine is to determine the connection between brief length dash velocity and maximal power manufacturing throughout the 4 aggressive swimming strokes in elite athletes. Further, this examine can even assess relative decrease physique kicking contributions to complete stroke propulsion forces in every of the 4 strokes. METHODS: This examine was performed with 65 NCAA Division 1 caliber swimmers throughout two universities and two membership groups. Participants carried out a sequence of untethered (2) and semi-tethered (6) bouts of their major racing stroke. Using a calibrated load cell, maximal forces for full stroke, arms solely, and legs solely, respectively, had been obtained in 3-second durations for every participant. RESULTS: Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to match the utmost power and velocity inside strokes. ANOVA assessments had been run for the remaining components: most stroke power and most legs solely power. The fundamental findings of this examine are three-fold; most power manufacturing does extremely correlate (r > 0.89) to maximal velocity, most power values don’t differ between strokes for both males or girls (p > 0.2), and the rank-ordering of least to most leg-dominate stroke is freestyle (Male; 92.89 ± 13.02 N, Female; 66.97 ± 10.06 N), backstroke (Male; 96.40 ± 5.31 N, Female; 69.46 ± 3.98 N), butterfly (Male; 133.81 ± 8.37 N, Female; 84.22 ± 9.79 N), breastroke (Male; 140.77 ± 13.30 N, Female 86.64 ± 16.07 N). CONCLUSION: Maximal forces: 1) didn’t differ throughout the 4 strokes for both intercourse and a pair of) had been the first determinant of maximal particular person swimming velocities throughout the 4 aggressive swimming strokes, so emphasizing power manufacturing in coaching will possible drive increased performances. Additionally, decrease physique forces seem to make differing contributions to complete stroke forces in an identical method for each sexes.
Recommended Citation
Hughes, Parker A. and Weyand, Peter G. Dr.
(2026)
“Kicking and Pulling: Are Propulsive Forces the Secret to Peak Swimming Performance?,”
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings: Vol. 2:
Iss.
18, Article 109.
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