SHORT COURSE 50M MALE FREESTYLE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SPANISH SWIMMERS

Authors

Raul Arellano Dr., Aquatics Lab, Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainFollow
Ana Ruiz-Teba, Aquatics Lab, Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainFollow
Esther Morales-Ortiz, Aquatics Lab, Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainFollow
Ana Gay, Aquatics Lab, Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainFollow
Francisco Cuenca, Aquatics Lab, Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainFollow
Francisco Llorente-Ferrón, Aquatics Lab, Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainFollow
Gracia López-Contreras, Aquatics Lab, Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainFollow

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Abstract

We aimed to analyse and compare the race components of national (47) and regional (158) male swimmers taking part in 50 m freestyle short course event. The relative contribution of each component, the split differences and relative splits were considered. A swimming race analysis system and an automatic swimming performance analysis (ASPA) were applied in the study. National male swimmers obtained significantly shorter times than regional: T10, 3.65 ± 0.14 s vs 4.56 ± 0.43 s; T15, 6.11 ± 0.18 s vs 7.47 ± 0.62 s; TTV15m, 6.99 ± 0.22 s vs 8.42 ± 0.71 s; T50, 23.25 ± 0.57 s vs 27.70 ± 2.16 s; higher SR (cyc•min^-1) 60.2 ± 4.13 vs 57.6 ± 5.51; longer SL(m) 1.97 ± 0.15 vs 1.78 ± 0.15; and higher SI(m²•s^-1) 3.89 ± 0.36 vs 3.011 ± 0.37. Differences in performances between national and regional Spanish groups were explained by the absolute split times, stroke length and stroke index. These differences were not found analysing the relative splits and indicates a similar race strategy regardless of the swimmers level.

Recommended Citation

Arellano, Raul Dr.; Ruiz-Teba, Ana; Morales-Ortiz, Esther; Gay, Ana; Cuenca, Francisco; Llorente-Ferrón, Francisco; and López-Contreras, Gracia (2018) "SHORT COURSE 50M MALE FREESTYLE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SPANISH SWIMMERS," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 36: Iss. 1, Article 139.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol36/iss1/139