Bartolomeu Raul F, Sampaio Tatiana, Oliveira João P, Barbosa Tiago M, Morais Jorge E
Department of Sports Sciences, Polytechnic of Guarda, 6300-559 Guarda, Portugal.
Department of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-252 Bragança, Portugal.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2023 Jul 10;8(3):96. doi: 10.3390/jfmk8030096.
Besides recurrently assessed water-based parameters, there are also some individual characteristics that affect swimming performance that are not water related. In the past few years, dynamic balance has been associated with land sports performance. Conversely, evidence on this topic in swimming is scarce. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between on-land dynamic balance and swimming performance. Sixteen young adults and recreational swimmers were recruited for the present study (8 males 20.8 ± 2.0 years, and 8 females 20.1 ± 1.9 years). A set of anthropometric features were measured. The upper quarter Y-balance test was selected as a dynamic balance outcome, and swimming speed as the swimming performance indicator. The results showed a moderate and positive correlation between dynamic balance and swimming performance ( < 0.05). Speed fluctuation was highly and negatively related to swimming speed ( < 0.001), i.e., swimmers who had higher scores in the dynamic balance were more likely to deliver better performances. This suggests that in recreational swimmers, the stability and mobility of the upper extremity had a greater influence on swimming performance. Therefore, swimming instructors are advised to include dynamic balance exercises in their land-based training sessions to improve their swimmers' performance.
除了反复评估的与水相关的参数外，还有一些影响游泳表现的个体特征与水无关。在过去几年中，动态平衡已被认为与陆地运动表现有关。相反，关于游泳这一主题的证据却很少。本研究的目的是评估陆上动态平衡与游泳表现之间的关联。本研究招募了16名年轻成年人及休闲游泳者（8名男性，年龄20.8±2.0岁，8名女性，年龄20.1±1.9岁）。测量了一系列人体测量特征。选择上半身Y平衡测试作为动态平衡结果，游泳速度作为游泳表现指标。结果显示动态平衡与游泳表现之间存在中度正相关（<0.05）。速度波动与游泳速度高度负相关（<0.001），即动态平衡得分较高的游泳者更有可能表现得更好。这表明，在休闲游泳者中，上肢的稳定性和灵活性对游泳表现有更大影响。因此，建议游泳教练在陆上训练课程中加入动态平衡练习，以提高游泳者的表现。
