Augmented feedback can change body shape to improve glide efficiency in swimming

Title
Augmented feedback can change body shape to improve glide efficiency in swimming
Publication Date
2024-07
Author(s)
Papic, Christopher
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0996-5402
Email: cpapic@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:cpapic
Andersen, Jordan
Naemi, Roozbeh
Hodierne, Ryan
Sanders, Ross H
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.1080/14763141.2021.1900355
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/52230
Abstract

Curvatures of the body can disrupt fluid flow and affect hydrodynamic resistance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a feedback intervention on glide performance and torso morphology. Eleven male and female national swimmers performed glides before and after augmented feedback. Feedback consisted of self-modelling visual feedback and verbal cuing, to manipulate body curvatures that affect hydrodynamic resistance. Two-dimensional landmark position data (knee, hip and shoulder) were used to enable computation of glide factor and glide coefficient as indicators of glide efficiency; posture (trunk incline and hip angle); and performance (horizontal velocity). Underwater images of the swimmers were manually traced to derive transverse and sagittal diameters, cross-sectional areas, and continuous form outlines (anterior and posterior) of the torso. Maximum rate of change in cross-sectional area and form gradient progressing caudally, were calculated for torso segments: shoulder-chest, chest-waist, waist-hip. Mean velocity, glide factor and glide coefficient values significantly (p< 0.001) improved due to the intervention, with large effect size (d) changes 0.880 (p= 0.015), 2.297 and 1.605, respectively. Significant changes to form gradients were related to reductions in lumbar lordosis and chest convexity. The study provides practical cuing phrases for coaches and swimmers to improve glide efficiency and performance.

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Citation
Sports Biomechanics, 23(7), p. 898-917
ISSN
1752-6116
1476-3141
Pubmed ID
33821747
Start page
898
End page
917

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