Vrught, T. de (Tim) (2016) The 50m Swim Test: an Indicator of the Physical Performance of Elite Female Water Polo Players. thesis, Sport Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the 50m and 100m swim test with the match performance in water polo. Eleven elite female water polo athletes were used in this study (Age: 24.64 ± 3.26 years; Height: 178.93 ± 4.44 cm; Body mass: 74.56 ± 10.69 kg). Each athlete performed both swim tests two times, 6 weeks and 2 weeks prior to a tournament. Match performance of five matches has been assessed by rank-orders of both the physical performance (Ph-P) and water polo performance (WP-P) and by performing notational analysis on high-intensity activities (sprint swim, wrestling, high-intensity water threading and bursts). The athletes had a performance time of 29.17 ± .85 sec at t1 and 28.95 ± .92 sec at t2 of the 50m swim test. Furthermore, the athletes had a performance time of 62.77 ± 1.80 sec at t1 and 62.19 ± 2.00 sec at t2 of the 100m swim test. Results of the notational analysis show that the athletes had 30.05 ± 10.61 min of playing time and 29.55 ± 10.62 min of bench time. Athletes spent 18.54 ± 3.98% of their playing time on sprinting and wrestling and performed .62 ± .16 times the activity high-intensity water threading and .63 ± .10 times the activity burst. A significant relationship has been found between the performance on the 50m and 100m swim test and the rank-order of the Ph-P during matches (rs = .71 and rs = .64, respectively, p < .05). Furthermore, significant relationships have been found between the performance on the 50m and 100m swim test and the time spent sprinting, both absolute and relative (50m: r = -.78 and r = -.83, respectively; 100m: r = -.75 and r = -.67, respectively). No significant relationships have been found between the performance on the swim tests and other water polo specific activities. This study shows that the performance on both the 50m and 100m swim test are related to the sprint performance during water polo matches but not to other water polo specific activities. Correlations with the 50m swim test are stronger than correlations with the 100m swim test. Although more research is necessary, the present study made a step in the right direction for the introduction of an all-out, one time sprint swim as a water polo specific performance test.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lemmink, prof. dr. K.A.P.M. and Dik, R. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2022 08:16 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2022 08:16 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3206 |
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