Klara Siljeg

University of Zagreb · swimming

Swimming tests are used in every training cycle and seasons with purpose of estimating swimming performance and evaluate certain training types. The focus of this study is an attempt to distinguish between the potential short-distance and longer-distance swimmers, as well as the swimmers who could have desirable profiles for particular swimming sty...

This study analyzed the relationship between aerobic endurance and sprinting speed in young male swimmers during general mesocycle. Some scientists contend that endurance will reduce swimming speed (Maglischo, 2006). The aim of this paper is to investigate the existence of conflict between aerobic endurance and maximum swimming speed in age group s...

Swimming is a sport that takes place in a medium which is about 780 times denser than air, causing greater friction and greater resistance to movement of the body. During the development of the swimming sport, interdisciplinary research biomechanical laws and research in fluid dynamics, and their mutual relations are necessary. The term "freestyle"...

Swimming abilities of the children depends on program of certain training of non-swimmers (hereinafter swimming school), as well on swimming coach’s knowledge and personality. The issue of this article is to gain the insight into specific aspects of differences between swimming coaches in their results in the school of swimming.The main goals of th...

The aim of this study was primarily to determine the reliability and factor validity of four muscular endurance tests, and secondly, to identify gender differences in muscular endurance tests. For this purpose, a new muscular endurance test was constructed for pupils aged between seven and eight (CROCO). The research was done on a sample of 71 pupi...

Research involved 9 female swimmers who competed at the 2004 and 2008 European Swimming Championships in the 100m backstroke event. Situational success of female swimmers was measured through overall swim-time, start time (15 m), lap times per 25 meter sections, swimming speed, turn times (7.5 m), stroke frequency, stroke length and finish phase (5...

A sample consisting of 562 schoolgirls and schoolboys attending seventh and eighth grades (261 girls and 301 boys) was used to determine the relationship between self-evaluation of motor and functional abilities and the actual results achieved by female and male students, as well as the difference in self-evaluation attributable to gender. The stud...

A sample consisting of 554 schoolgirls and schoolboys attending the seventh and eight grades (261 girls and 301 boys) was used to determine the relationship between self-evaluation of motor and functional abilities and actual results achieved by female and male students, as well as the difference in self-evaluation attributable to gender. The study...

A sample consisting of 562 schoolgirls and schoolboys attending seventh and eighth grades (261 girls and 301 boys) was used to determine the relationship between self-evaluation of motor and functional abilities and the actual results achieved by female and male students, as well as the difference in self-evaluation attributable to gender. The stud...