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Comparison Between Two Methods of Power Training on Swimming Performance

Received: 2 November 2023     Accepted: 20 November 2023     Published: 29 November 2023
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The aim of the research is to a comparison between two methods of power training, strength-speed and speed-strength on the performance of 50-meter freestyle swimming. The experimental method was applied to a sample of 12 adult swimmers (mean +/-SD: 16 +/-1 year, 172.2+/-3.2cm, 78.2+/-2.3kg) divided into two experimental groups, group A (strength-speed) and group B (speed-strength) by applying pre-and post-measurements,1RM bench press, 1RM squat, medicine ball chest throw, vertical jump, stroke length (SL), stroke rate (SR) and 50-meter freestyle tests was applied on the subjects respectively, Statistical Analyses Repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare 50-meter freestyle trial time performance after the 2 different power training methods. Statistical significance was accepted at (p <0.05), (p <0.01). A 6-week power training program was applied 3 times a week, results show significant differences between pre and post-measurements in stroke length (t=3.64) and stroke rate (t=7.00) in group A, 1RM squat (t=3.60), vertical jump (t=4.96), stroke length (t=6.76) and 50-meter freestyle (t=32.91) in group B, and non-significant differences in 1RM bench press (t=2.33), 1RM squat (t=2.22), chest MD ball throw (t=2.35), vertical jump (t=2.18), and 50-meter freestyle (t=1.93) in group (A),1RM bench press (t=2.61), chest MD ball throw (t=2.08) and stroke rate (t=1.40) in group (B) for post-measurements. Present results recommend that dry-land program training must include the two methods of power training, strength-speed, and speed-strength, based on the force-velocity relationship for sprint swimmers during a specific period, power training in these two methods improves stroke length, and stroke rate and it leads to enhance swimming performance in sprint events.

Published in American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 11, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajss.20231104.12
Page(s) 90-95
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Keywords

Power, Strength, Dry-Land, Stroke Length, Stroke Rate

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