Positive youth development in swimming: clarification and consensus of key psychosocial assets [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to gain a more cohesive understanding of the assets considered necessary to develop in young swimmers to ensure both individual and sport specific development.
Abbott A. +81 more
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Reasons for dropout in swimmers, differences between gender and age and intentions to return to competition [PDF]
BACKGROUND: This study’s main purpose was to analyze reasons for dropout in competitive swimmers and differences between gender and age groups. The influence of dropout on swimmers intentions to return to competition, invariance across gender and ...
Antunes, Raul +5 more
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Path analysis examining relationships among antecedents of anxiety, multidimensional state anxiety, and triathlon performance [PDF]
The official published version of this article can be found at the link below. This is a authors’ draft of the paper: Copyright @ Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1995The study explored predictive paths for antecedents of anxiety, state anxiety responses,
Karageorghis, CI, Lane, AM, Terry, PC
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This study aimed to examine the effect of 9 weeks of concurrent resistance training (CRT) between resistance on dry land (bench press (BP) and medicine ball throw) and resistance in water (water parachute and hand paddles) on muscle strength, sprint ...
Sofiene Amara +5 more
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Use of an audio-paced incremental swimming test in young national-level swimmers [PDF]
Purpose:To evaluate the reliability and sensitivity to training of an audio-paced incremental swimming test.Methods:Eight young national-level male swimmers (age 15 ± 1 year) performed a 7 × 200-m incremental swimming test (velocities 1.19, 1.24, 1.28, 1.
Coleman, Simon G S +2 more
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One repetition maximum (1RM) push-ups, based upon the load–velocity relationship, are able to predict the maximum upper body strength. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between the predicted 1RM push-up based upon the load ...
Sofiene Amara +6 more
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Women’s cardiovascular and respiratory system functional state indicators dynamics under influence of swimming classes [PDF]
Purpose: to determine the degree of influence the recreational swimming occupations have on women’s cardiovascular and respiratory systems’ state. Materials & Methods: 52 women of 25–45 years have participated in the research. Data collection was carried
Liliia Sheiko
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Post-Eccentric Flywheel Underwater Undulatory Swimming Potentiation in Competitive Swimmers
Underwater undulatory swimming (UUS) influences overall swimming performance, therefore swimmers should try to maximize it. This research aimed to: 1) assess the effects of an activation protocol based on post-activation performance enhancements upon UUS;
Esteban Crespo +3 more
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ESTIMATION OF COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY IN SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
Aim – is to develop the approach to technical complexity estimation of free routine composition in synchronized swimming. Were analyzed and considered free routine compositions of the strongest swimmers in European and World Championships during the ...
L.M. Shul'ga, T.I. Rudkovskaya
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Universality, limits and predictability of gold-medal performances at the Olympic Games [PDF]
Inspired by the Games held in ancient Greece, modern Olympics represent the world's largest pageant of athletic skill and competitive spirit. Performances of athletes at the Olympic Games mirror, since 1896, human potentialities in sports, and thus ...
A Guttmann +52 more
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