Short-course performance variation across all race sections
How 100 and 200 m elite male swimmers progress between rounds
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7780679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francisco Cuenca-Fernández, Francisco Cuenca‐Fernández (0000-0003-2942-4862, Universidad de Granada), Jesús J Ruiz-Navarro (0000-0002-0010-7233, Universidad de Granada), Marek Polach (0000-0002-9531-5130, Palacký University Olomouc), Raúl Arellano (0000-0002-6773-2359, Universidad de Granada), Dennis-Peter Born (0000-0002-1058-4367, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Pages | 1146711-1146711 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fspor.2023.1146711 |
| PMID | 37057072 |
| OpenAlex | W4361204772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
Introduction To investigate performance variation in all race sections, i.e., start, clean swimming, and turns, of elite short-course races for all swimming strokes and to determine the effect of performance variation on race results. Methods Comparing finalists and non-qualified swimmers, a total of 256 races of male swimmers ( n = 128, age: 23.3 ± 3.1, FINA points: 876 ± 38) competing in the European short-course swimming championships were analyzed. The coefficient of variation (CV) and relative change in performance (Δ%) were used to compare intra-individual performance progression between rounds and inter-individual differences between performance levels using a linear mixed model. Results While most performance variables declined during the races ( P 0.05), except for breaststroke ( P = 0.008; CV = 0.7%; Δ = −0.59%). Start ( P = 0.004; Δ = −1.72%) and Split Times ( P = 0.009; Δ = −0.61%) only improved in butterfly. From the turn variables, OUT_5 m times improved towards the finals in breaststroke ( P = 0.006; Δ = −1.51%) and butterfly ( P = 0.016; Δ = −2.19%). No differences were observed for SR and SL, while clean-swimming speed improved between rounds in breaststroke only ( P = 0.034; Δ = 0.96%). Discussion Performance of finalists progressed between rounds in 100 m but not 200 m races, most probably due to the absence of semi-finals. Progression in 100 m races was mainly attributed to improved Start and Split Times in Lap 1, while turn performances remained unchanged. Within round comparison showed higher performance maintenance in 200 m compared to 100 m events, which showed more pronounced positive pacing. Success of finalists was attributed to their overall higher performance level and superior progression between rounds
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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