Effect of a Six-week Dry-land Resistance Training on Swimming Endurance and Speed of Swimmers in Lead City International School, Ibadan, Nigeria
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2022-12
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Lead City University
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Swimming performance is a diverse activity combining energy, kinetic, motor control, anthropometrics, and swimming strength. When discussing the demands of speed and endurance, dry-land resistance training must be considered. The use of dry land training for swimmers has
received little to no attention in several Nigerian researches. Therefore, this study interest was to
examine the effects of a 6-week dry-land resistance training on swimming endurance and speed
of swimmers in Lead City International School Ibadan. Pretest-posttest control group
experimental research design using matched participants with a 2x2 factorial matrix was adopted
for this study. Fifty-two swimmers of Lead City International School were selected to take part
in the study. The participants were assigned into control group (26) and experimental group (26). Experimental group were made to go through six weeks dry-land resistance training programme, while the control group were made to undergo 20 minutes of benefits of exercise lesson for six
weeks. Data were collected before and after the intervention programme. Data was analyzed
using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics used were frequency
count and percentages, while Analysis of Co-variance (ANCOVA) was the inferential statistics
used to determine the main as well as the interaction effects of the independent, dependent and
moderating variables. There was a significant main effect of treatment on swimming endurance
(F(1,49)=102.087, p<0.05, η
2=0.676) of swimmers in Lead City International School, Ibadan. There was also a significant main effect of treatment on swimming speed (F(1,49)=37.096, p<0.05, η
2=0.431) of Lead City International School swimmers, Ibadan. There was no significant main
effect of sex on swimming endurance. Resistance training on dry-land improved swimmers' swimming abilities. Therefore, it was suggested that coaches be taught on the advantages of
adopting dry-land training to enhance swimming performance. Keywords: Swimming Speed, Swimming Endurance, Dry-land training, Resistance training, Swimming events
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Kate Turabian