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Swimming sprint performance depends on upper/lower limbs strength and swimmers level.
Carvalho, Diogo D; Monteiro, Ana Sofia; Fonseca, Pedro; Silva, António J; Vilas-Boas, J Paulo; Pyne, David B; Fernandes, Ricardo J.
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  • Carvalho DD; Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Monteiro AS; Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Fonseca P; Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Silva AJ; Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Vilas-Boas JP; Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Pyne DB; Research Center in Sport, Health and Human Development, Vila Real, Portugal.
  • Fernandes RJ; Department of Sport Sciences, University of Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
J Sports Sci ; 41(8): 747-757, 2023 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37488696
Swimming performance is likely influenced by strength, but differences between butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and front crawl, as well as between novice and expert swimmers, are unclear. We have examined the associations between sprint performances, upper and lower limb strength, and anthropometric characteristics in 14 (six males and eight females) non-elite and 16 (nine males and seven females) elite-level swimmers. After an anthropometric characterisation, participants performed four 25 m maximal swims (one per technique) with 10 min intervals, right and left shoulder flexion/extension isokinetic testing at 90 and 300º/s angular velocities and three countermovement jumps. Pearson correlation analysis showed that sprint times were moderate-largely negatively correlated with upper and lower limb strength and power (r ± 95%CI = 0.39 ± 0.26-0.77 ± 0.13, p < 0.05). Elite swimmers higher strength levels were associated with longer stroke length in butterfly and front crawl, and with higher stroke rate in backstroke and breaststroke (r ± 95%CI = 0.37 ± 0.32-0.68 ± 0.21; p < 0.05). Butterfly, backstroke and front crawl sprint times were moderate-largely negatively related with arm span (r ± 95%CI = 0.37 ± 0.26, 0.39 ± 0.25 and 0.69 ± 0.17, p < 0.05). The predictive model indicated that higher dry-land strength values distinguished elite from non-elite swimmers (r2 = 0.67-0.81; p < 0.001). This association was not observed per performance level and per sex, confirming that sprint swimming performance levels can be differentiated by dry-land strength testing.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Natación / Extremidad Superior Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Sports Sci Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Natación / Extremidad Superior Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Sports Sci Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Reino Unido