Abstract:
Sprinting swimming performance highly depends up on the stroke parameter. In the
present study the main objective of this study was to investigate the comparative effect of
dry land aerobic exercises versus strength exercises in stroke parameters and performance
enhancement of sprinters in swimming using freestyle swim at Haramaya University. The
study design was experimental with control group. For this study 30 subjects (age 19-26)
were selected through purposive sampling. Among them 9 female and 21 male were there
as a study sample. Out of 30 only 28 subjects were able to complete the study. In addition
to the regular 3 days per week training, 12 weeks dry land strength and aerobic training
program was delivered to the subjects. Pretest and posttest for VO2 max, press up, broad
jump, 12 minutes swimming, critical swimming speed and stroke parameter tests was
conducted. The data was analyzed using spss version 20 software package. The level of
significance was at 0.05. ANOVA test and post hoc LSD multi comparison was used. The
posttest result showed significant difference among the groups (p ≤ 0.05) in critical
swimming speed, 12 minutes swimming, VO2max, stroke length, speed and broad jump
except for stroke rate, press up (P>0.05).
Based on the result and findings dry land aerobic and strength exercises with swimming
exercises improves the performance of sprinters by improving the VO2 max, critical
swimming speed, stroke length, 12 minutes swimming speed and broad jump whereas
stroke rate and press up were not improved significantly. The current study concluded that
the dry land aerobic and strength exercise have positive effect on sprinting swimming
performance.
