Essays about: "400m"

Found 2 essays containing the word 400m.

1. 1. Upper- & lower body strength and its correlation to performance in swimming

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

   Author : Julia Björk; [2018]
   Keywords : Swimming; 400m; 50m; freestyle; strength; lat-pulldown; squat; velocity;

   Abstract : Background: To learn how to swim with proper technique takes fairly large amount of time and practice to learn and anelite swimmer spends 6-7 days training for improving aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity and strength training for energy saving technique. Freestyle is the fastest swimming style and is performed in many different distances, 50m is classified as a sprint and the 400m as a middle-distance. READ MORE

3. 2. Upper body strength and endurance and its relationship with freestyle swim performance in elite swimmers

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

   Author : Natalie Storck; [2017]
   Keywords : Swim performance; Strength; Pull-up; Bench press; Freestyle swim; Elite swimmers; V4; Lactate; Simprestation; Styrka; Pull-up; Bänkpress; Frisim; Elit simmare; V4; Laktat;

   Abstract : Background: Strength is considered an important part in swimming and is usually included in training programs for swimmers. However, studies assessing the relationship between muscle strength, muscle endurance and swim performance are not many and have showed different results. READ MORE