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- Title
Análisis multidimensional de la estructura de las rutinas competitivas en natación sincronizada.
- Authors
Iglesias, Xavier; Rodríguez-Zamora, Lara; Clapés, Pilar; Barrero, Anna; Chaverri, Diego; Rodríguez, Ferran A.
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to characterize the structure of solo and duet-based synchronized swimming routines. This was done using a specific nomothetic multidimensional observational design. The ad hoc observational instrument was validated by 12 specialists. The data was recorded using LINCE software, and observational reliability was determined by calculating the degree of intra-observer and inter-observer agreement. The participants were 18 female swimmers (including six Olympic medallists), and 39 routines were analysed: technical solos (n = 9), free solos (n = 11), technical duets (n = 10) and free duets (n = 9). The swimmers spent 61.6 ± 6.4 % of the competition time with their faces immersed in the water, with maximum apnea of 21.1 ± 4.0 s. The inverted-vertical position was the most widely taken in routines (43.2 ± 5.3 %), with the phase of deep immersion in that position being the most commonly reproduced (35.3 ± 5.0 %). In conclusion: 1) the observational instrument is a valid tool for analysing the structure of routines in synchronized swimming; and 2) there are significant differences in the structure of routines as regards their total duration, episodes of apnea, and the degree of immersion in different body positions.
- Subjects
SYNCHRONIZED swimming; SWIMMING techniques; APNEA; WATER immersion; SPORTS competitions
- Publication
Journal of Sport Psychology / Revista de Psicología del Deporte, 2014, Vol 23, Issue 1, p173
- ISSN
1132-239X
- Publication type
Article