Monitoring weekly progress of front crawl swimmers using IMU-based performance evaluation goal metrics.

ABSTRACT: Technical evaluation of swimming performance is an essential factor in preparing elite swimmers for their competitions. Inertial measurement units (IMUs) have attracted much attention recently because they can provide coaches with a detailed analysis of swimmers' performance during training. A coach can obtain a quantitative and objective evaluation from IMU. The purpose of this study was to validate the use of a new phase-based performance assessment with a single IMU worn on the sacrum during training sessions. Sixteen competitive swimmers performed five one-way front crawl trials at their maximum speed wearing an IMU on the sacrum. The coach recorded the lap time for each trial, as it remains the gold standard for swimmer's performance in competition. The measurement was carried out onc

SUBMITTER: Hamidi Rad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9393393 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature