Retention of safe diving skills

This study investigated diving skill maintenance over an eight-month retention period following an intervention program. Thirty-four recreational swimmers with poor diving skills were measured before and immediately after a diving skills intervention program. Twenty-two returned for follow-up evalua...

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Published in:Journal of science and medicine in sport 2003-06, Vol.6 (2), p.155-165
Main Authors: Blitvich, J.D., McElroy, G.K., Blanksby, B.A., Parker, H.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Diving - education
Diving - injuries
Female
Humans
Male
Spinal Cord Injuries - prevention & control
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Summary:This study investigated diving skill maintenance over an eight-month retention period following an intervention program. Thirty-four recreational swimmers with poor diving skills were measured before and immediately after a diving skills intervention program. Twenty-two returned for follow-up evaluation. Treadwater, Deck and Block dives were video-recorded, and maximum depth, distance, velocity, entry angle and flight distance were compared. Underwater hand and arm positions were examined. Pre-intervention, a breaststroke arm action before maximum depth occurred in 18% of all dives and 38% of Treadwater dives. This was eliminated postintervention, improving head protection. The Treadwater dive elicited the greatest mean maximum depth, and ANOVA showed depth for this entry decreased (improved) following intervention and remained shallower at follow-up. Deck and Block dives also became shallower following intervention. As seven 10-minute skills sessions resulted in shallower dives with safer hand and arm positions, including safe diving skills in learn-to-swim programs can provide a diving spinal cord injury prevention strategy.
ISSN:1440-2440
1878-1861
DOI:10.1016/S1440-2440(03)80251-7