Tethered swim: a historical review and applicability

Authors

  • Otávio Joaquim Baratto de Azevedo Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
  • Hélio Roesler Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
  • Suzana Matheus Pereira Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
  • Caroline Ruschel Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
  • Nícolas Erwig Pulz Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2250-6198

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36453/2318-5104.2019.v17.n1.p331

Keywords:

Swimmi, Biomechanicals, Tethered Swimming

Abstract

Background: swimming performance can be influenced by different factors, such as swimming technique, the forces involved in the task or, also, physiological and biomechanical aspects, among which the analyzes of the propulsive (PF) and resistive (FR) forces are of fundamental importance for the development of competitive swimming. The tied swim is a method widely used by technical researchers in the last 50 years, we can attribute this to its practicality and reduced cost when compared to other methods. Objective: to elucidate the applicability of the tied swim in historical and practical level. Methods: a bibliographic survey was carried out in databases whose works somehow used the tethered swimming or studied it. Results: It has been observed that the tied swim is a tool with high reproducibility, has a good relationship with swimming performance and can be used to accompany athletes throughout a training program, as well as to serve as a potential predictor of sports talents. Conclusion: the tied swim has gaps when the detailed description of the methods used, however due to the volume of work produced in the last decades, we can affirm that it has a solid base to be applied for research and swimming training.

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Author Biographies

Otávio Joaquim Baratto de Azevedo, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Mestrando do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano; Laboratório de Biomecânica Aquática

Hélio Roesler, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Professor Doutor do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano CEFID/UDESC; Coordenador do Laboratório de Biomecânica Aquática

Suzana Matheus Pereira, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Professora Doutora do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano CEFID/UDESC; Coordenadora do Laboratório de Biomecânica Aquática

Caroline Ruschel, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Professora Doutora do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano CEFID/UDESC; Laboratório de Biomecânica Aquática

Nícolas Erwig Pulz, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Mestrando do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano; Laboratório de Biomecânica Aquática

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Published

14-02-2019

How to Cite

BARATTO DE AZEVEDO, O. J.; ROESLER, H.; PEREIRA, S. M.; RUSCHEL, C.; ERWIG PULZ, N. Tethered swim: a historical review and applicability. Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte, Marechal Cândido Rondon, v. 17, n. 1, p. 331–342, 2019. DOI: 10.36453/2318-5104.2019.v17.n1.p331. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/19771. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.