TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sammoud, Senda
A1  - Nevill, Alan Michael
A1  - Negra, Yassine
A1  - Bouguezzi, Raja
A1  - Chaabene, Helmi
A1  - Hachana, Younes
T1  - 100-m Breaststroke Swimming Performance in Youth Swimmers
T2  - Pediatric exercise science
N2  - This study aimed to estimate the optimal body size, limb segment length, and girth or breadth ratios of 100-m breaststroke performance in youth swimmers. In total, 59 swimmers [male: n= 39, age = 11.5 (1.3) y; female: n= 20, age = 12.0 (1.0) y] participated in this study. To identify size/shape characteristics associated with 100-m breaststroke swimming performance, we computed a multiplicative allometric log-linear regression model, which was refined using backward elimination. Results showed that the 100-m breaststroke performance revealed a significant negative association with fat mass and a significant positive association with the segment length ratio (arm ratio = hand length/forearm length) and limb girth ratio (girth ratio = forearm girth/wrist girth). In addition, leg length, biacromial breadth, and biiliocristal breadth revealed significant positive associations with the 100-m breaststroke performance. However, height and body mass did not contribute to the model, suggesting that the advantage of longer levers was limb-specific rather than a general whole-body advantage. In fact, it is only by adopting multiplicative allometric models that the previously mentioned ratios could have been derived. These results highlighted the importance of considering anthropometric characteristics of youth breaststroke swimmers for talent identification and/or athlete monitoring purposes. In addition, these findings may assist orienting swimmers to the appropriate stroke based on their anthropometric characteristics.
KW  - allometric model
KW  - maturity
KW  - limb lengths
KW  - girths and breadths
Y1  - 2018
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/52330
SN  - 0899-8493
SN  - 1543-2920
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SP  - 393
EP  - 401
PB  - Human Kinetics Publ.
CY  - Champaign
ER  -