Carla McCabe
Kinematic differences between front crawl sprint and distance swimmers at sprint pace
McCabe, Carla; Psycharakis, Stelios; Sanders, Ross
Authors
Stelios Psycharakis
Ross Sanders
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to use three-dimensional methods to determine whether there are distinct kinematic differences between sprint and distance front crawl swimmers when swimming at a sprint pace. Seven sprint and eight distance specialists performed four 25-m sprints through a 6.75-m3 calibrated space recorded by six gen-locked cameras. The variables of interest were: average swim velocity, stroke length, stroke frequency, upper limb and foot displacement, elbow angle, shoulder and hip roll angles, duration of stroke phases, and the time corresponding to particular events within the stroke cycle relative to hand entry. Differences between sprint and distance swimmers were assessed with an independent t-test for each variable, in addition to effect size calculations. Differences between sprint and distance front crawl swimmers were generally small and not significant when swimming at a sprint pace. Differences were limited to temporal aspects of the stroke cycle. These findings suggest that coaches should not train sprint and distance specialists differently in terms of technique development.
Citation
McCabe, C., Psycharakis, S., & Sanders, R. (2011). Kinematic differences between front crawl sprint and distance swimmers at sprint pace. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29, 115-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2010.523090
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2011 |
Deposit Date | May 11, 2012 |
Print ISSN | 0264-0414 |
Electronic ISSN | 1466-447X |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 29 |
Pages | 115-123 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2010.523090 |
Keywords | Swimming technique; sprint swimming; distance swimming; |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5269 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2010.523090 |
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