Identification of talented athletes in finswimming through anthropometric analysis: systematic review
Background and purpose Physical and anthropometric fitness levels are important aspects in supporting performance improvement and talent development in sports, including finswimming. Measurements of physical fitness and anthropometric levels are widely used to identify talented athletes, including...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Здоров’я, спорт, реабілітація |
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| Online Access: | https://hsr-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/674 |
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| Summary: | Background and purpose
Physical and anthropometric fitness levels are important aspects in supporting performance improvement and talent development in sports, including finswimming. Measurements of physical fitness and anthropometric levels are widely used to identify talented athletes, including finswimming. However, there is still sparse literature that discusses this topic. This systematic review aims to analyze anthropometric factors related to the sport of finswimming.
Material and methods
The method used is Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA). The databases were taken from Pubmed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. Obtained 14 articles which were analyzed through objectives, topic suitability, sample size, research protocol, results, and discussion.
Results
The results of this study report that height, weight, arm span, upper limb length, and lower leg length are anthropometric variables that affect the performance of finswimming athletes and several other factors such as lower extremity, wrist, and arm span are anthropometric variables that also affect finswimming athletes' achievements. In addition, results can be affected by gender, exercise duration, and exercise frequency.
Conclusions
Based on the results of the systematic review, it was concluded that anthropometry can be used as a reference in identifying talented athletes in finswimming, especially in the bi-fins competition number by identifying upper limb length, lower leg length, arm length, arm span, age, height, weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, and lean body weight. |
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| ISSN: | 2520-2677 2520-2685 |