Predictions on the Effects of Using Backstroke Leg Training for Freestyle Improvement: A Follow Up Case Study in Cadet Swimmers

The aim of this study is to investigate the improvement of times in speed trials in the backstroke procedure in cadet swimmers and the extent to which we can predict the evolution through different back leg training methods. This study is a continuation of a study conducted on a class of swimmers from Emil Racoviță National College, respectively class VI a A, class with a sports vocational profile (28 volunteer swimmers, 16 experimental and 12 control group). The study took place over a period of 6 weeks; the experimental group used special swimming training methods, including aerobic kicking sets, specific kicking sets, and lactate threshold training, while the control group received only the classic training specific to the training period. The data were collected from swimming speed test on 50 meters freestyle. In this research, the one-group pre-test was used for the initial measurements and post-test design for the final measurements and post-test design for the final measurements of the swimmers. With the evolution of this sports discipline, there has been a return to classic training programs, which can offer significant increases in swimmers' performances. Thus, we have to see which training methods are applied to experimental and control groups, in order that other researchers can reproduce the experiment.