Effect of time-of-day on freestyle flip turn performance: influence on 50 m event.

Autor: Ferchichi, Salah, Taktak, Yana, Ferchichi, Seifeddine, Taktak, Heni, Souissi, Nizar
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Zdroj: Biological Rhythm Research; Oct2022, Vol. 53 Issue 10, p1483-1495, 13p
Abstrakt: The aim of this study is to examine the daytime effects on flip turn performance [i.e., 3 m round trip time (3mRTT) as measure of turning performance] as well as global performance during a 50 m freestyle at maximal speed. Twelve college swimmers performed 3 × 50 m freestyle at maximum speed with a flip turn and glide in a 25 m pool in two experimental trials, one in the morning (08:00 h) and one in the evening (18:00 h). Kinematic and dynamic parameters of flip turn performance are analyzed using one underwater camera and a force platform recording wall force peak and time contact. Results showed that oral temperature is significantly higher (p < 0.001) in the evening than in the morning. Also, this study reported that daily variations have been observed for both, changes in swim performance and changes in (3mRTT). Thus, kinematic and dynamic flip turn variables associated with an improvement of freestyle swim performance. It is concluded that maximal swimming trials are performed better in the evening than in the morning, and that this might be linked to variations in oral temperature; also, might be explained by better flip turn performance at this time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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