The Contribution of Limb Muscle Strength and Height Towards the Speed of 40 Meter Freestyle Swimming

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10.2991/assehr.k.200824.178How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Limb muscle, 40 meter freestyle swimming

Abstract

The low speed of freestyle swimming of SMK N 5 Padang students was the matter of research. This study aims at determining of contribution of leg muscle strength (X1) and height (X2) towards the speed of 40 meter freestyle swimming(Y). This quantitative research used ex post facto type. The population was the students of SMK N 5 Padang 2014-2015 academic year, while the sample was 50 male students. The sampling technique used was is purposive sampling. The data was collected through measuring the leg muscle strength by means of dynamometer Leg while the height was measured by Rool meter. Furthermore, the speed of freestyle swimming was measured through conducting 40 meters swimming test. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics by using product moment correlation test. The result shows that 1) there is significant contribution of the leg muscle strength toward freestyle swimming speed of 40 meters at (66.3%), 2) there is significant contribution of height to the speed of 40 meters freestyle swimming (76.4%), and 3) there is significant contribution of leg muscle strength and height altogether toward the speed of 40 meters freestyle swimming (78.0%).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - A Erianto
AU  - E Marheni
AU  - Maidarman
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/25
TI  - The Contribution of Limb Muscle Strength and Height Towards the Speed of 40 Meter Freestyle Swimming
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Progress in Social Science, Humanities and Education Research Symposium (PSSHERS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 797
EP  - 801
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200824.178
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200824.178
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