Date of Award

Spring 1976

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Education (MSEd)

Department

Human Movement Sciences

Committee Director

Melvin H. Williams

Committee Member

Charles Jackson

Committee Member

J. Albert Tatem

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.E44 F54

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the Belgrad skin suit with a conventional racing suit upon swimming speed in the 25 yard front crawl stroke. Testing involved 30 female subjects, fifteen each of competitive and non-competitive swimmers. The experiment involved both groups being tested twice under four conditions, for a total of eight trials: (1) a conventional suit alone; (2) a conventional suit with an orange juice placebo, suggested to be a supplement energy producer; (3) a Belgrad skin suit alone; and (4) the Belgrad skin suit with the orange juice placebo. A two-factor mixed design with repeated measures on one factor and a three-factor analysis with repeated measures were computed to study the interactions between suits, placebo conditions, and groups involved. Based on the statistical analysis, no significant difference at the .05 level of significance was found between the Belgrad skin suit and the conventional racing suit. Therefore, it was concluded that the Belgrad skin suit would not enhance swimming speed in the 25 yard front crawI.

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DOI

10.25777/skt7-8w03

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