Utilização de palmares e nadadeiras no nado crawl: Respostas biomecânicas e fsiológicas

Abstract

Paddles and fins are used during swim training and practice as tools for improving performance. Te use of these equipment can alter physiological and kinematic parameters of swimming. Te purpose of this literature review was to present and discuss the effects of paddles and fns on kinematic and physiological variables in front crawl, and provide update on the topic for teachers, researchers, coaches and swimmers. Thirty articles were reviewed. To crawl, paddles can change the averages of stroke length and stroke rate, the average swimming speed, the absolute duration of the stroke phases and the index of coordination. Fins can modify the average stroke rate, the average swimming speed, the kick frequency and deep, and the energy cost. We found no studies that verified the longitudinal effects of the use of paddles and fns on these parameters.