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Dry-land Strength and Conditioning for Competitive Youth Swimmers

NCT07076017 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2026-01-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Starts and turns play an important role in swimming performance, with starts accounting for around a quarter of the total time achieved in a 50m freestyle race and have been recommended as a high priority area for improvement by York City Baths Club (YCBC). The relationship between starts and turns and plyometric and general strength training is well documented. However, few studies have explored this relationship in competitive youth swimmers. This non-randomised controlled trial will evaluate the effects of a dry-land strength and conditioning programme, when added to usual swim training, on the physical fitness and start and turn performance of regional- and national-level age-group swimmers. The study intervention will involve two supervised gym sessions per week for 10 weeks. Study outcomes will be assessed before the intervention, at the midpoint and at 1 week and 3 weeks post-intervention. The following testing will occur: Pool-based testing (50m Freestyle; a Time to 7.5m test; Turn time); Gym-based testing (Counter-movement jump; Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull; Athletic Shoulder (ASH)) The dive and turn measures will be assessed via video recordings.

Conditions

  • Swimming
  • Strength Training Effects
  • Power Training Exercise Protocols

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dry-land strength and conditioning programme

Participants in the experiment group will be asked to complete two supervised gym sessions per week for 10 weeks. Each session will include a variety of plyometric and strength exercises, selected for their relevance to start and turn performance in swimming.

BEHAVIORAL

Active control condition

The control group will complete their usual swimming training which comprises of several pool-based session and one land-based session each week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • York City Baths Club

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • York St John University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Garry Tew, PhD · York St John University

  • Evelyn Wright, MSc · York St John University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-08
Primary Completion
2025-12-10
Completion
2026-05-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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