Relationship between Muscle Strength and Front Crawl Swimming Velocity

• Authors: Radosław Gola , Czesław Urbanik , Dagmara Iwańska , Anna Madej
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Purpose. competitive performance in swimming depends on a number of factors including, among others, the development of relevant muscle groups. The aim of the study was to clarify the relationship between muscle strength and swimming velocity and the role of individual muscle groups in front crawl swimming. Methods. sixteen physical education university students participated in the study. The strength values, defined as torque produced during isometric contractions, of eight upper and lower extremity muscle groups were measured. Data were compared with participants' front crawl swim times in the 25m and 50m distances. Results. correlation analysis demonstrated a relationship between muscle strength and swimming velocity. statistically significant relationships were observed between swimming velocity and the torque values of the elbow flexor and shoulder extensor muscles as well as the sum of upper extremity muscle torque values (p ⋋ 0.05). Conclusions. The results indicate the need for a focus on training those muscle groups identified as having a statistically significant relationship with swimming velocity for a given distance, as the sample showed deficiencies in the strength of those muscle groups responsible for generating propulsive force in the front crawl. Additionally, the collected data can serve as a diagnostic tool in evaluating the development of muscle groups critical for swimming performance.

Keywords

EN

muscle torque; swimming velocity

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Human Movement
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 110-115

Dates

online

15 - 8 - 2014

accepted

17 - 3 - 2014

received

28 - 12 - 2012

Contributors

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Radosław Gola

• Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warszawa, Poland

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Czesław Urbanik

• Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warszawa, Poland

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Dagmara Iwańska

• Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warszawa, Poland

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Anna Madej

• Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warszawa, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/humo-2014-0011