Zampagni, Maria L

Casino, Daniela

Benelli, Piero

Visani, Andrea

Marcacci, Maurilio

de Vito, Giuseppe

2008

The aims of this study were to determine in elite master swimmers of both genders whether, using anthropometric variables and the hand grip strength measure, it was possible to predict freestyle performance time, whether the considered predictors were related similarly to different events (50, 1 00, 200, 400, BOO m), and whether they were the same in male and female master swimmers. The relationships between performance times and age, body mass, height, arm length, forearm length, forearm muscle volume, and hand grip strength were examined in 135 elite master swimmers. Pearson's simple correlation coefficients were calculated and then prediction equations were developed. Age, height, and hand grip strength were the best predictors in short-distance events, whereas only age and height were predictors in middle- and long-distance events.

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(4), p. 1298-1307

1533-4287

1064-8011

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16478

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Anthropometric and Strength Variables to Predict Freestyle Performance Times in Elite Master Swimmers

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