Table 1. Mean ±SD (coefficient of variation) stroke data during 1000 m ergometer time trial performance for three stroke rate interventions of female outrigger canoeists (n = 16)
| Variable |
SS |
H |
T |
| Stroke rate (strokes∙min-1) |
61 ± 6 (9.8) |
54 ± 1 (1.9) * |
70 ± 4 (5.7) *† |
| Performance time (s) |
371 ± 38 (10.2) |
358 ± 30 (8.4) * |
357 ± 28 (7.8) * |
| Stroke length (m) |
1.27 ± .15 (11.8) |
1.43 ± .12 (8.4) * |
1.12 ± .13 (11.6) *† |
| Propulsive phase (% stroke) |
56.5 ± 2.3 (4.1) |
55.8 ± 2.3 (4.1) |
56.2 ± 2.3 (4.1) |
| Recovery phase (% stroke) |
43.5 ± 2.3 (5.3) |
44.2 ± 2.3 (5.2) |
43.8 ± 2.3 (5.3) |
SS = self-selected stroke rate, H = Hawaiian stroke rate, T = Tahitian stroke rate.* = significantly different to SS† = significantly different to H.
