@misc{10481/62642,
year = {2020},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62642},
abstract = {Semi-tethered loaded swimming (denoted STLS) has been used widely to develop or test swimmers skills, although its transference to increase performance seems overestimated. In addition, its relationship with dry-land tests remains obscured by imprecise reports. Sixteen competitive male swimmers (age: 18.31 ± 1.42) participated in a two-fold purpose study: Firstly, swimming performance was assessed at different STLS intensities on an adapted Smith Machine. A repeated measures 1-way ANOVA was conducted to find differences between the variables collected through a linear encoder at 15, 30, 45 and 60% of the maximal load (ML). Secondly, the relationships between the swimming velocities and the different sorts of variables obtained on a dry-land arm-stroke strength test were studied by Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r). The results showed that less velocity, acceleration and impulse were delivered at high loads (p < 0.001). It increased the velocity fluctuation, affecting the swimming patterns adversely. On the other hand, the correlations between velocity-based dry-land variables and swimming velocities (r = 0.71) seem to be more suitable to predict swimming performance, rather than strength-based variables (r = 0.49). In conclusion, coaches should reconsider using STLS, as little or no benefit may be obtained in performance.},
organization = {CTS-527: Actividad física y deportiva en el medio acuático},
publisher = {Taylor & Francis Journals},
keywords = {Swimming power},
keywords = {Performance assessment},
title = {The effect of different loads on semi-tethered swimming and its relationship with dry-land performance variables},
doi = {10.1080/24748668.2020.1714413},
author = {Cuenca Fernández, Francisco and Gay Párraga, Ana and Ruiz Navarro, Jesús Juan and Arellano Colomina, Raúl},
}