Abstract
The aim of the study was to establish the changes in co-ordination that
occur during a 100 m breaststroke swim from a water start by: 1) measuring
the kinematic changes that occur as the swimmer progressed
through the four laps and, 2) analysing the co-ordination of the arms
and legs (transition phase) corresponding to the time between the end
of the leg propulsion and the start of the arm propulsion phases. Breaststroke
participants (n=8, females and n=18, males) performed a 100 m
maximal swim in a 25 m pool. They were recorded underwater using
three 50 Hz cameras (one at each end of the pool and one mounted on
a trolley). The last three strokes prior to turns were analysed. Significant
changes in clean swim speed (p
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming XI. |
Editors | Per-Ludvik Kjendlie, Robert Keig Stallman, Jan Cabri |
Place of Publication | Oslo, Norway |
Publisher | Norwegian School of Sport Science |
Pages | 142-145 |
ISBN (Print) | ISBN 978-82-502-0438-6 (printed), ISBN 978-82-502-0439-3 (electronic / pdf version) |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Bibliographical note
This is a published conference paper from the Proceedings of the XIth International Symposium for Biomechanicsand Medicine in Swimming, Oslo, 16th -19th June 2010. It is freely available on the Norwegian School of Sport Science website at http://www.nih.no/upload/BMS2010/Documents/BMS2010_BMS_XI_final_lowres.pdf
Keywords
- biomechanics
- swimming
- breaststroke
- endurance
- transition phase
- stroke rate
- stroke length
- co-ordination