title: Performance of young male swimmers in the 100-meters front crawl.
abstract: Youth swimming performance may be influenced by anthropometric, physiology and technical factors. The present paper examined the role of these factors in performance of 100 m freestyle in swimmers 12-14 years of age (n = 24). Multiple regression analysis (forward method) was used to examine the variance of the 100 meters front crawl. Anaerobic power, swimming index and critical speed explained 88% (p < .05) of the variance in the average speed of 100 meters front crawl among young male pubertal swimmers. To conclude, performance of young swimmers in the 100 meters front crawl is determined predominantly by physiological factors and swimming technique.
authors.affiliation: Physical Education and Sports School-Research Group of Youth Sports and Training, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabrício de Mello
authors.initials: Fde M
authors.lastname: Vitor
authors.forename: Maria Tereza Silveira
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Böhme
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000293:Adolescent; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology*