Is front crawl swimming performance affected by hydrodynamic drag in young swim...

• Author(s): Silva, A.J. ; Marques, M.C. ; Garrido, N. ; Barbosa, Tiago M. ; Costa, M.J. ; Louro, H. ; Reis, V.M. ; Marinho, D.A.
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/3752
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Subject(s): Biomechanics; Swimming; Children
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Swimming performance is affected by several factors including the hydrodynamic drag. Hydrodynamic drag is the force that a swimmer has to overcome in order to maintain his movement through water and is highly dependent on swimming technique. PURPOSE: To analyse in young swimmers the relationship between hydrodynamic drag and the front crawl performance. METHODS: 25 young swimmers (11 females and 14 males) participated in this study. Their mean (standard deviation) age, body mass, height and best swimming performance in 100 m front crawl was 12.08 (0.76) years, 43.08 (7.60) kg, 1.52 (0.08) m and, 75.11 (9.57) s, respectively