A COMPARISON OF PACING STRATEGY BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND PAKISTANI 100-M SWIMMERS

Authors

Muhammad Tahir Nazeer, University of the Punjab, PakistanFollow
Muhammad Talha Iftikhar, University of Queensland, AustraliaFollow
Tanveer Akhtar, University of the Punjab, PakistanFollow
Muhammad Awais Saeed, University of the Punjab, PakistanFollow

Category

Implement sports

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine, based on the stroking time recorded in a 100-m swimming competition, whether elite international 100-m swimmers have the same pacing strategy as the Pakistani swimmers or not. Based on a video data, three different levels of performance were analyzed i.e. Finalists (G1, n=32) from the European Championship, 2012; Medalists (G2, n=12) and Non-medalists (G3, n=20) from the Pakistan National Swimming Championship, 2014. For the current analysis each stroking distance was divided into two sections (i.e. before and after the 25m mark). The average speed of each section (ST₁, ST₂, ST₃ and ST₄) was quantified in order to depict pacing strategy. Results showed even-positive pacing (1.75 ± 0.17 m/s) towards the end of the race in G1; whereas, variable speed pacing was observed in both G2 (1.42 ± 0.26 m/s) and G3 (1.21 ± 0.28 m/s). Based on these findings it is proposed to encourage an efficient pace strategy for 100-m swimmers.

Recommended Citation

Nazeer, Muhammad Tahir; Iftikhar, Muhammad Talha; Akhtar, Tanveer; and Saeed, Muhammad Awais (2018) "A COMPARISON OF PACING STRATEGY BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND PAKISTANI 100-M SWIMMERS," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 36: Iss. 1, Article 26.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol36/iss1/26