Table 4. Results of Tethered Swimming Test in 3 conditions.
Male
Swimmers
Female
Swimmers
Pre
Post
Changes
Pre
Post
Changes
Whole
Body
EG
IMPsum
2284 ±
694
2369 ±
564
85 ±
293
1908 ±
332
1976 ±
207
68 ±
252
IMPmean
55
± 15
60
± 18 †
5.3
± 7.5
52
± 11
52
± 9
0.8
± 3.4
Fmean
83 ±
23
85 ±
20
1.3 ±
9.5
68 ±
12
71 ±
7
2.4 ±
8.9
CG
IMPsum
2849
± 884
2830
± 819
-19
± 185
1880
± 324
1982
± 442
102
± 142
IMPmean
69 ±
17
66 ±
14
-2.9 ±
5.6
47 ±
8
49 ±
10
2.0 ±
3.1
Fmean
102
± 32
101
± 29
-0.7
± 6.6
67
± 11
71
± 16
3.4
± 5.4
Arms
Stroking Only
EG
IMPsum
1693 ±
533
1712 ±
482
19 ±
229
1305 ±
162
1410 ±
127
105 ±
180
IMPmean
43
± 14
46
± 16
2.7
± 8.0
35
± 5
39
± 5
3.7
± 3.1*
Fmean
62 ±
19
61 ±
17
-0.9 ±
6.8
47 ±
6
50 ±
5
3.8 ±
6.4
CG
IMPsum
2142
± 445
2136
± 460
-6
± 257
1289
± 158
1208
± 122
-81
± 153
IMPmean
51 ±
12
51 ±
10
0.3 ±
6.7
34 ±
6
34 ±
8
-0.3 ±
6.0
Fmean
77
± 16
76
± 16
-0.2
± 9.2
46
± 6
43
± 4
-2.9
± 5.5
Legs
Kicking Only
EG
IMPsum
967 ±
339
995 ±
256 †
28 ±
111
858 ±
127
877 ±
175
19 ±
56
Fmean
35
± 11
36
± 9 †
0.6
± 3.1
31
± 5
31
± 6
0.7
± 2.0
CG
IMPsum
1269 ±
318
1139 ±
305
-130 ±
175 *
857 ±
183
901 ±
206
44 ±
33*
Fmean
45
± 11
41
± 11
-4.7
± 6.3 *
31
± 7
32
± 7
1.6
± 1.2
*p <0.05, significant within group differences;
† p<0.05, significant time*group effects. Abbreviations: CG: Control group; EG: Experimental group; Fmax: Maximum force; Fmean: Mean force; IMPmean: Mean of Impulse of Force; IMPsum: Sum of Impulse of Force.