Effect of a Six-week Dry-land Resistance Training on Swimming Endurance of Swimmers in Lead City International School, Ibadan, Nigeria
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2023
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Lead City University Ibadan
Abstract
Swimming performance is a diverse activity combining energy, kinetic, motor control,
anthropometrics, and swimming strength. 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 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 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 was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics of Analysis of
Co-variance (ANCOVA). The result revealed that there was a significant main effect of treatment on
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swimming endurance(F =102.087, p<0.05, ç =0.676) of swimmers. Also, there was no significant (1,49)
2 main effect of sex on swimming endurance(F =0.718, p>0.05, ç =0.401). Furthermore, there was no (1,49)
significant interaction effect of treatment by sex on swimming Endurance(F =5.524, p<0.05, (1,47)
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ç =0.023). It was concluded that 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. Also, dry-land resistance training should be used by
swimming instructor so as to reduce swimming injuries.
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Swimming Endurance, Dry-land training, Resistance training, swimming events