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- Title
Stroking Characteristics in Freestyle Swimming and Relationships With Anthropometric Characteristics.
- Authors
Pelayo, Patrick; Sidney, Michel; Kherif, Tank; Chollet, Didier; Tourny, Claire
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between velocity, stroke length, and stroke rate in freestyle competitive events in order to compare male and female swimmers' results and assess their relationships with anthropometric characteristics. Three hundred three male and 325 female swimmers of national and international levels were tested during competition. Solutions adopted in each freestyle event had specific characteristics affecting the stroke rate/stroke length ratio according to distance of the race. Differences in velocity between men and women primarily resulted from differences in stroke length. If the velocity and stroke rate/stroke length ratio depend on the distance swum and the sex of the swimmer, this survey shows the nondiscriminating aspect of anthropometric characteristics. Although swimmers achieved very similar velocity values with different combinations of stroke length and stroke rate, one must appreciate the average time and space characteristics currently used by the best male and female swimmers to optimize their performances.
- Subjects
SWIMMING techniques; KINEMATICS in sports; CRAWL stroke (Swimming); SPORTS physiology; SWIMMING competitions; SPORTS biomechanics; ATHLETIC ability testing; HUMAN body composition
- Publication
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 1996, Vol 12, Issue 2, p197
- ISSN
1065-8483
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jab.12.2.197