Swimming performance in surf : the influence of experience
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Schwimmleistung bei Meeresbrandung : der Einfluss von Erfahrung |
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Autor: | Tipton, M.; Reilly, T.; Rees, A.; Spray, G.; Golden, F. |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 29 (2008), 11, S. 895-898, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0172-4622, 1439-3964 |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-2008-1038510 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU200901000225 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
This study tested the hypothesis (H1) that surf swimming involves a quantifiable experience component. Sixty-five beach lifeguards with (n = 35) and without surf experience (n = 30) completed: a best effort 200-m swim in a 25-m pool, a calm and a surf sea; an anthropometric survey; maximum effort 30-s swim bench test; 50-m pool swim (25 m underwater). In both groups, time to swim 200 m was slower in calm seas than in the pool and slower in surf than in either calm seas or the pool (p < 0.05). Calm sea swim times of the two groups did not differ significantly, but the no experience group was, on average (Sp-pooled variance), 49 s (62) slower on the 200-m swim in the surf conditions (p < 0.05). A stepwise regression identified surf experience as a predictor of surf swim time (R² = 0.32, p < 0.01). It is concluded that there is a significant and quantifiable (18 %) experience factor in surf swimming. This limits the usefulness of pool swim times and other land-based tests as predictors of surf swimming performance. The hypothesis (H1) is accepted. Verf.-Referat