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An external focus of attention results in greater swimming speed
Fecha
2010Registro en:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING, v.5, n.4, p.533-542, 2010
1747-9541
10.1260/1747-9541.5.4.533
Autor
Freudenheim, Andrea Michele
Wulf, Gabriele
Madureira, Fabricio
Pasetto, Silmara Cristina
Corrêa, Umberto Cesar
Institución
Resumen
We examined effects of attentional focus on swimming speed. Participants` task was to swim one length of a pool (16 m) using the front crawl stroke. In Experiment 1, intermediate swimmers were given attentional focus instructions related to the crawl arm stroke or the leg kick, respectively. Participants were instructed to focus on ""pulling your hands back"" or ""pushing the instep down"" (internal focus), or on ""pushing the water back/down"" (external focus), respectively. Swim times were significantly shorter with an external focus. In Experiment 2, a control condition was included. Times were significantly faster in the external focus compared with both the internal focus and control conditions. These findings have implications for enhancing performance in swimming.