The classification in Para swimming: Analysis of a Paralympic champion’s withdraw case

Barbosa, Augusto Carvalho; Araújo, Leonardo T; Kanayama, Tatiana Oc; Souza, João; Lourenço, Thiago Fernando; Leis, Leonardo Vecchi; Winckler, Ciro; Barroso, Renato

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“…In the para swimming context, the speed curve analysis was used to establish knowledge about classification. For instance, Barbosa et al 6 utilized the in-water bilateral leg kick speed difference to provide insights into the classification process of a former Paralympic swimmer. The authors concluded that the impact of his impairment on kick performance differs when using quantitative and qualitative assessments.…”

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The gold rush in para swimming: changes in the speed curve of a visually impaired world and paralympic champion – a case study

Barbosa

Araújo²,

Leis³

et al. 2023

Sports Biomechanics

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The gold rush in para swimming: changes in the speed curve of a visually impaired world and paralympic champion – a case study

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“…The in‐water technical assessment, for example, consists of athletes swimming multiple distances at different speeds as classifiers subjectively assign separate body segments a score from 0 to 5, with lower numbers indicating greater activity limitation. The efficacy of the subjective assessment of activity limitation and the weighting and aggregation of point scores for different body segments has been questioned 2,4,5 . Research that identifies quantitative tests that objectively measure the impact of impairment on the determinants of swimming performance can help to advance Para swimming classification.…”

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Passive drag in Para swimmers with physical impairments: Implications for evidence‐based classification in Para swimming

Hogarth

Osborough

et al. 2021

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The inherent hydrodynamic resistance force, or passive drag, of a swimmer directly influences how they move through the water. For swimmers with physical impairments, the strength of association between passive drag and swimming performance is unknown. Knowledge on this factor could improve the World Para Swimming classification process. This study established the relationship between passive drag and 100 m freestyle race performance in Para swimmers with physical impairments. Using a cross‐sectional study design, an electrical‐mechanical towing device was used to measure passive drag force in 132 international‐level Para swimmers. There was a strong, negative correlation between normalized passive drag force and 100 m freestyle race speed in the combined participant cohort (ρ = −0.77, p < 0.001). Type of physical impairment was found to affect the relationship between passive drag and 100 m freestyle race speed when included in linear regression (R2 = 0.65, χ2 = 11.5, p = 0.025). These findings contribute to the body of evidence that passive drag can provide an objective assessment of activity limitation in Para swimmers with physical impairments. The effect of physical impairment type on the relationship between passive drag and swimming performance should be accounted for in Para swimming classification.

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Burnout syndrome and coping strategies in athletes with disabilities: a systematic review

Ferreira,

de Athayde Costa e Silva,

Brandão

et al. 2023

Curr Psychol

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This systematic review aimed to synthesize the literature on burnout and coping in athletes with disabilities and identify the psychological and physical variables associated with burnout and coping in this population. The present study was conducted in accordance with the updated PRISMA 2020 systematic review guidelines. The Scopus, PubMed/Medline, PsycINFO, SciELO, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched. Eight articles were included in the study. Five of them investigated coping, and three investigated burnout. Their sample sizes ranged between 10 and 209 athletes with a total of 588 from the eight studies. Burnout was associated with socially prescribed perfectionism and sleep, and coping was associated with self-determined motivation, engagement, anxiety, depression, performance, and classification. This is the first systematic review of burnout and coping in athletes with disabilities that provides an overview of the studies conducted. Scientific research on the psychological constructs of coping and burnout in athletes with disabilities is in an incipient phase. The results highlight the key factors associated with burnout and coping in this population, which may inform targeted intervention strategies.

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The classification in Para swimming: Analysis of a Paralympic champion’s withdraw case

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The gold rush in para swimming: changes in the speed curve of a visually impaired world and paralympic champion – a case study

The gold rush in para swimming: changes in the speed curve of a visually impaired world and paralympic champion – a case study

Passive drag in Para swimmers with physical impairments: Implications for evidence‐based classification in Para swimming

Burnout syndrome and coping strategies in athletes with disabilities: a systematic review

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