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The Effect of Handpaddle Aids on Freestyle Sprint Speed Over a Distance of 50 Meters
ACTIVE: Journal of Physical Education, Sport, Health and Recreation
ISSN 2460-724X, 2252-6773
Published 2025-10-31
Publisher Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language eng
Abstract
This study aims to determine the effect of handpaddle use on 50-meter freestyle sprint speed in female novice athletes from the PRI Aquarius Club Bandung. The background of this study is based on the importance of speed as a primary indicator of swimming performance, where arm muscle strength and stroke technique efficiency are determining factors. Handpaddles were chosen as a training medium because they provide additional resistance that can increase strength while improving stroke technique. The research method used an experiment with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The study sample consisted of 10 athletes selected by purposive sampling and divided into two groups: the experimental group with handpaddle training and the group without handpaddles. The research instrument was a 50-meter freestyle swimming speed test with a digital stopwatch. The results showed that the group training with handpaddles experienced a more significant increase in speed than the group without handpaddles. These findings indicate that handpaddles are effective as a training medium for increasing arm muscle strength, technique efficiency, and maintaining sprint speed until the final phase of the race. This study confirms the novelty of the 50-meter sprint distance focus and the benefits of handpaddles in maintaining performance in the critical phase of the race.
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<dc:title xml:lang="en">The Effect of Handpaddle Aids on Freestyle Sprint Speed Over a Distance of 50 Meters</dc:title>
<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Kamila Asari</dc:creator>
<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Nina Sutresna</dc:creator>
<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Widi Kusumah</dc:creator>
<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Hand Paddle;Swimming Speed;Freestyle </dc:subject>
<dc:description xml:lang="en">This study aims to determine the effect of handpaddle use on 50-meter freestyle sprint speed in female novice athletes from the PRI Aquarius Club Bandung. The background of this study is based on the importance of speed as a primary indicator of swimming performance, where arm muscle strength and stroke technique efficiency are determining factors. Handpaddles were chosen as a training medium because they provide additional resistance that can increase strength while improving stroke technique. The research method used an experiment with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The study sample consisted of 10 athletes selected by purposive sampling and divided into two groups: the experimental group with handpaddle training and the group without handpaddles. The research instrument was a 50-meter freestyle swimming speed test with a digital stopwatch. The results showed that the group training with handpaddles experienced a more significant increase in speed than the group without handpaddles. These findings indicate that handpaddles are effective as a training medium for increasing arm muscle strength, technique efficiency, and maintaining sprint speed until the final phase of the race. This study confirms the novelty of the 50-meter sprint distance focus and the benefits of handpaddles in maintaining performance in the critical phase of the race. </dc:description>
<dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Universitas Negeri Semarang</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2025-10-31</dc:date>
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<dc:identifier>https://journal.unnes.ac.id/journals/peshr/article/view/33276</dc:identifier>
<dc:identifier>10.15294/active.v14i3.33276</dc:identifier>
<dc:source xml:lang="en">ACTIVE: Journal of Physical Education, Sport, Health and Recreation; Vol. 14 No. 3 (2025); 809 - 814</dc:source>
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Asari, K., Sutresna, N., & Kusumah, W. (2025). The Effect of Handpaddle Aids on Freestyle Sprint Speed Over a Distance of 50 Meters. ACTIVE: Journal of Physical Education, Sport, Health and Recreation, 14(3), 809–814. https://doi.org/10.15294/active.v14i3.33276
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K. Asari, N. Sutresna, and W. Kusumah, “The Effect of Handpaddle Aids on Freestyle Sprint Speed Over a Distance of 50 Meters,” ACTIVE: Journal of Physical Education, Sport, Health and Recreation, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 809–814, 2025, doi: 10.15294/active.v14i3.33276.
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