Effect of Different Types of Strength Training on Swimming Performance in Competitive Swimmers: A Systematic Review

Sports Medicine - Open

Table 3 Results for specific in-water leg-kicking training interventions

Reference	Competition level, sex, N intervention groups, age (y)	Specific in-water resistance training	Week tr./ tr. per week	Resistance training program for EG and any changes in CG habitual training	Swim performance measured	Other measured effects	Positive effects of training intervention	Findings in swim performance * Significant change from pre- to posttest (p < 0.05)
Konstantaki and Winter [36]	Regional n = 15 M EG, n = 8 16.0 ± 5.0 CG, n = 7 16.0 ± 5.0	Leg-kicking	6/3	EG: Leg-kicking training as 20% of the weekly swimming distance CG: normal swim practice	400 m fc	200 m leg-kicking time trial, submax. VO₂, VO_2peak, exercise intensity at VT	+ 200 m leg-kicking time trial, submax. VO₂, VO_2peak, exercise intensity at VT	400 m (s) EG: Pre 309 ± 25.0 Post 307 ± 20.0 CG: Pre 313 ± 19.0 Post 311 ± 21.0

Participant’s characteristics, method of resistance training, duration of training intervention and sessions per week, training program, swimming performance measured, positive effects of training intervention, findings in swim performance and whether they are significant (p < 0.05). EG = experimental training group and CG is control group
M = male, F = female, n = number, y = years old, fc = front crawl, VT = ventilatory threshed