Swimming training macrocycle to optimize performance in 10- and 11-year-old triathletes
Keywords:
Macrocycle, Triathlon, SwimmingAbstract
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week training macrocycle specifically designed for swimming training in child triathletes.
Methods: The intervention was applied to a sample of 16 athletes (children, 10–11 years old) from the Ekilibrio Specialized Training Sports Club in Cuenca, Ecuador. A classical periodization model was used, which includes a long preparatory phase followed by a shorter competitive phase. The study adopted a quantitative, applied approach with an experimental design.
Results: After statistical analysis of the data, and obtaining a p value < 0.05, it was found that there are statistically significant differences between the results of the pretest and the posttest.
Conclusions: Consequently, it is concluded that the implemented macrocycle significantly contributed to the improvement in swimming performance of the participating child triathletes.
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