 Does the utilisation of dolphin kicks during backstroke finishes impact swimming performance in pubertal swimmers?Konstantinos Papadimitriou and Nikos Papadimitriou International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2024, vol. 24, issue 6, 557-567 Abstract: Aim of the study was the comparison of three backstroke finishes and their probable correlation with dolphin kicks ability on swimming efficiency and performance. Thirty swimmers (9 males – 21 females), aged 13.4 (1.0) years old, with a training experience of 7.7 (1.5) years, swam for 15 m on maximal intensity, and performed the three backstroke finishes: i) touching the wall, breaking water’s surface with one part of their body (Classic), ii) touching the wall with one hand, submerging the body two strokes after passing the last 5 m (Dive – One Hand) and iii) touching the wall on streamline position, submerging the body two strokes after passing the last 5 m (Dive – Streamline). It employed a two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures and a correlation analysis. According to the results, there was a difference between, Classic, Dive – One hand, and Dive – Streamline in swimming speed (SS) at the last 5 m (p = 0.001). Also, the SS between intermediate 10 and the last 5 m was maintained only in Classic type (p Date: 2024 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:24:y:2024:i:6:p:557-567 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2024.2333612 Access Statistics for this article International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport is currently edited by Peter O'Donoghue More articles in International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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