Training Methodology for Strength and Power in Female Breaststroke Swimming : Undergraduate Thesis

Plivanje je bazičan sport i smatra se jednom od najkvalitetnijih aktivnosti, kad promatramo sa zdravstvenog aspekta, no nažalost, kao sport ne zauzima veliki medijski prostor poput timskih npr., nogomet, košarka, rukomet... Kroz godine, plivanje je prošlo kroz velike promjene i napredovalo u različitim segmentima, od same tehnike plivanja, sustava treninga, pa do opreme. Specifičnog je karaktera, te uz fizičku spremnost zahtijeva i posebnu psihološku crtu i upravo je to ono što plivanje izdvaja u moru sportova. Svaka sposobnost doprinosi plivanju na vlastiti način, no s obzirom na to da sam se i sama bavila ovim sportom i natjecala se posebno u prsnoj tehnici koja je i tema ovog rada, fokusirat ću se na jakost i snagu, i njihovim metodskim postupkom kod plivačica „najsporije plivačke tehnike“.Swimming is basic sport and it is considered as one of the highest quality activities when it is viewed from the health perspective. However, unfortunately, as a sport it does not take media space as much as team sports do (such as football, basketball, handball etc.). Over the years, swimming has seen enormous changes and progress in various segments, from swimming technique itself, training system, to the equipment. It is a specific sport and it requires not just physical fitness, but special psychological trait as well, which is exactly what makes it stand out in the sea of sports. Each ability contributes to swimming in a certain way, but since I was a swimmer myself and competed in breaststroke technique, which is the topic of this work, I will focus on strength and power and their methodical procedure in female swimmers performing “the slowest swimming technique”