Authors :
Sahil Dalal
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 8 - August
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/msdrja7b
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8340698
Abstract :
The goal of this paper was to investigate how
individual medley events are swum differently from
2000-2011 era to 2012-2022 era. We focused at major
international meets during these eras to analyze how
200m and 400m individual medley events have changed.
The meets selected include major world events –
Olympics, World championships; the premier
continental events – European championships, Pan
Pacific Games; as well as major country-specific events –
US and Australian Olympic trials. A 2-way statistical
analysis of variance across gender [men vs women] and
positions [medalists vs finalists vs semifinalists]) was
performed for individual strokes of the medley. The
means were compared with the Bonferroni post hoc test.
The correlation between the individual split time of a
stroke and final time was per- formed by using Pearson’s
simple correlation coefficient. Us- ing this data, trends
were compared between the two papers. The results
show that men and women swim the short-axis strokes,
breaststroke and butterfly, faster than the long-axis
strokes. This study shows that overall breaststroke
during 2012-2022 is more correlated than it was during
2000-2011 and is a particularly dominant determinator
for 400m Men races. Finally, Men and Women use more
positive pacing for 200m and more even pacing strategy
for the 400m events. These findings can be used by
coaches to fine tune their training strategies.
The goal of this paper was to investigate how
individual medley events are swum differently from
2000-2011 era to 2012-2022 era. We focused at major
international meets during these eras to analyze how
200m and 400m individual medley events have changed.
The meets selected include major world events –
Olympics, World championships; the premier
continental events – European championships, Pan
Pacific Games; as well as major country-specific events –
US and Australian Olympic trials. A 2-way statistical
analysis of variance across gender [men vs women] and
positions [medalists vs finalists vs semifinalists]) was
performed for individual strokes of the medley. The
means were compared with the Bonferroni post hoc test.
The correlation between the individual split time of a
stroke and final time was per- formed by using Pearson’s
simple correlation coefficient. Us- ing this data, trends
were compared between the two papers. The results
show that men and women swim the short-axis strokes,
breaststroke and butterfly, faster than the long-axis
strokes. This study shows that overall breaststroke
during 2012-2022 is more correlated than it was during
2000-2011 and is a particularly dominant determinator
for 400m Men races. Finally, Men and Women use more
positive pacing for 200m and more even pacing strategy
for the 400m events. These findings can be used by
coaches to fine tune their training strategies.
