EFFECTED OF LESS OXYGEN AND HOLD BREATHING TRAINING PROGRAM ON 50 METERS SPEED FREESTYLE OF YOUTH SWIMMER, CHIANG MAI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to compare the effect of hypoxia and hold breathing training program on 50 meters speed freestyle of youth swimmers, Chiang Mai province, aged between 9 and 12. They were selected by statistical time at a 50-meter distance swimming with less than a minute. The selection was made up to 20 swimmers and divided into 2 groups of 10 swimmers. The first experiment group was trained with the program of hypoxia with snorkel; the second experiment group was trained with the hold breathing training program.  The duration of training was 3 days a week of 8 weeks by training on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.  The two experiment groups were pre-test before training and had tested at the sixth and eighth week. Data was analyzed by means, standard deviation, and t-test for the comparison of between two groups with determined the statistical significance at the level of .05. 

The research found as follows:

1. Regarding the comparison of mean and standard deviation concerning the duration of swimming 50 meters speed freestyle of the program of hypoxia with snorkel group and the hold breathing training program before training were not different.


2. Regarding the experiment concerning the difference of the duration for 50 meters speed freestyle between the program of hypoxia with snorkel group and the hold breathing training program group after training at the sixth week were not different.

3. Regarding the experiment concerning the difference of the duration in swimming 50 meters freestyle distances between the program of hypoxia with snorkel group and the hold breathing training program group after the eighth week of training were significantly difference at the level of .05