MOVEMENT VARIABLES IMPORTANT FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE IN BREAKSTROKE

Authors

  • Antonio Silva
  • Veronique Colman
  • Bart Soons
  • Francisco Alves
  • Ulrik Persyn

Keywords:

breaststroke, effectiveness criterion, eMbody velocity, diagnosis and advice

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to improve diagnosing and advising breaststroke swimmers, based on a movement analysis and a statistical analysis of the two sexes apart. A reference population of 62 international level breaststroke swimmers (37 women and 25 men), from the period after the rule change in 1987, was available. A series of time-space variables was found to be not only relevant for effectiveness (for less velocity variation of the center of mass of the body) but also for swimming performance.

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Issue

20 International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports (2002)

Section

Coaching and Sports Activities

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