Key anthropometric variables associated with front-crawl swimming performance in youth swimmers: an allometric approach
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Sammoud, SendaNegra, Yassine
Chaabene, Helmi
Bouguezzi, Raja
Attia, Ahmed
Granacher, Urs
Younes, Hachana
Nevill, Alan M
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2020-02-07
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Sammoud, S, Negra, Y, Chaabene, H, Bouguezzi, R, Attia, A, Granacher, U, Younes, H, and Nevill, AM. Key anthropometric variables associated with front-crawl swimming performance in youth swimmers: an allometric approach. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2020-This study aimed to establish key anthropometric characteristics (e.g., optimal body height, limb-segment length, and girth/breadth ratios) related to 100-m front-crawl performance in young swimmers. In total, 74 swimmers (boys [n = 41; age: 18.1 ± 3.5 years]; girls [n = 33; age: 15.9 ± 3.1 years]) participated in this study. We adopted a multiplicative allometric log-linear regression model to identify key anthropometric characteristics associated with 100-m front-crawl swimming performance. The main outcomes indicated that length ratio = ([height/leg length]), foot length and ankle girth, biacromial breadth, and % of body fat were associated with 100-m front-crawl mean swimming speed performance. These findings highlight the importance of assessing anthropometric characteristics in young front-crawl swimmers for talent identification and development.Citation
Sammoud, S., Negra, Y., Chaabene, H., Bouguezzi, R., Attia, A., Granacher, U., Younes, H. and Nevill, A. M. (2020) Key anthropometric variables associated with front-crawl swimming performance in youth swimmers: an allometric approach, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003491Journal
Journal of Strength and Conditioning ResearchPubMed ID
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This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins/National Strength and Conditioning Association in Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research on 07/02/2020, available online: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003491 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.EISSN
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10.1519/jsc.0000000000003491
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