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The use of hand paddles and fins in front crawl: biomechanical and physiological responses
Paddles and fins are used during swim training and practice as tools for improving performance. The use of these equipment can alter physiological and kinematic parameters of swimming. The purpose of this literature review was to present and discuss the effects of paddles and fins on kinematic and p...
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Published in: | Revista brasileira de cineantropometria & desempenho humano 2013-01, Vol.15 (3), p.382-392 |
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Language: | Portuguese |
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Summary: | Paddles and fins are used during swim training and practice as tools for improving performance. The use of these equipment can alter physiological and kinematic parameters of swimming. The purpose of this literature review was to present and discuss the effects of paddles and fins on kinematic and physiological variables in front crawl, and provide update on the topic for teachers, researchers, coaches and swimmers. Thirty articles were reviewed. To crawl, paddles can change the averages of stroke length and stroke rate, the average swimming speed, the absolute duration of the stroke phases and the index of coordination. Fins can modify the average stroke rate, the average swimming speed, the kick frequency and deep, and the energy cost. We found no studies that verified the longitudinal effects of the use of paddles and fins on these parameters.Original Abstract: Palmares e nadadeiras sao utilizados durante a pratica e o treinamento da natacao como ferramentas para a melhora do desempenho. A utilizacao desses equipamentos pode alterar parametros cinematicos e fisiologicos do nado. Os objetivos dessa revisao de literatura foram apresentar e discutir os efeitos dos palmares e nadadeiras sobre variaveis cinematicas e fisiologicas no nado crawl e fornecer atualizacao sobre o tema a professores, pesquisadores, treinadores e nadadores. Trinta artigos foram revisados. Para o nado crawl, palmares podem alterar o comprimento e a frequencia media de bracadas, velocidade media de nado, duracao absoluta das fases da bracada e indice de coordenacao. Nadadeiras podem modificar a frequencia media de bracadas, velocidade media de nado, frequencia de pernada e profundidade da pernada e custo energetico. Nao foram encontrados estudos que verificaram os efeitos longitudinais da utilizacao de nadadeiras e palmares nesses parametros. |
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ISSN: | 1415-8426 1980-0037 |
DOI: | 10.5007/1980-0037.2013v15n3p382 |