The Relationship between Anthropometric Characteristics and Crawl and Breaststroke Performance in Adolescent Girl Swimmers
| Autor: | Shirin Yazdani, Nader Farahpour, Nafiseh Akbari |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Biyumikānīk-i varzishī, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 51-59 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2476-4906 2476-5937 |
| Popis: | Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anthropometric characteristics and crawl and breaststroke performance in adolescent girl swimmers with an emphasis on ratio of length and width of limbs to the height of subjects. Methods: Twenty adolescent female swimmers voluntarily participated in this study. Anthropometric variables, including height , length of thigh, leg, foot, arm, forearm and hand , arm span, widths of pelvic, shoulders, knees, wrists and ankles were measured using a tape measure and caliper. Then the ratio of length and width of limbs to the height of subjects was calculated. Pearson correlation test at a significance level of 0.05 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Significant relationship were found between crawl record and subjects’ height, thigh, arm and forearm lengths, arm span, shoulder width, the ratios of arm, palm and foot length to the height and ratio of arm span to height (p |
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