The effects of competitive swimming on selected physiological measures and performance levels of seven to ten year old girls
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Diane Gale Walker (Creator)
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- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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- Rosemary McGee
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of competitive swimming on selected physiological measures and performance levels of seven to ten-year-old girls. Seven swimmers from the Green Valley Swim Team of Greensboro, North Carolina volunteered as subjects. The four selected measures, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate, and grip strength, were taken before and after swimming at four levels of competition: at practice sessions, at league meet races, at time trials for the Community Swim Association City Meet, and at the City Meet. However, not all the subjects were measured in all four situations. Within the limited amount of data collected, the following points seem justified: (1) For most subjects, physiological measurements taken after practice, after a league race, after a time trial race for the city meet, and after the city meet increased over measurements taken before each situation. This was true of systolic blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate. The only function that seemed to deviate was the diastolic blood pressure. (2) The performance level measurement, grip strength, decreased after practice, league racing, time trial racing at the city meet, and at city meet racing. (3) When comparing measurements taken before each of the four competitive situations, the measurements started each time at a point a little higher at each level of competition.
The effects of competitive swimming on selected physiological measures and performance levels of seven to ten year old girls
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- Language: English
- Date: 1970