Relation of Slow Twitch and Fast Twitch Muscle Fibres in Selection of Swimming Events

Effect of Slow-twitch and Fast-twitch Muscle Fibers on Selection of Swimming Events

Abstract

This study was to understand the effect of ‗Slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers inswimming‘ and an attempt to guide swimmers which event to choose, according to their muscle fibers.Swimming requires both endurance and strength in the equal amount to become a great swimmer. Basicinformation of 20 swimmers was collected through questionnaire. Inclusion criteria for subjects werestate level medals winner and within 15 to 25 years. Therefore data of both boys and girls were collectedfor total of 20 participants. The use of dumbbells to test the hands Slow-twitch and fast-twitch musclefibers a test invented by Dr F. Hatfield (Hatfield, 2013) was used, The test was conducted with the help ofdumbbells in which the correct number of lifts with the 80 of weight capacity were counted. In order totest the legs Slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers the Vertical Jump test (Sargent, 1921 , 2013) wasused. Result of this study was that most of swimmers have opted for correct event according to theirmuscle fibre type. The study is also able to find that 19 swimmers have opted the correct event and onlyone participant was suggested to change their main and second events.