Table 3 The value of Spearman’s correlation coefficients illustrating the relationships between temporal parameters of dolphin-kick and flutter-kick with fins and 100m individual medley the parameters of assessment of the technical skill in lifesaving (approach the victim and tow) and in competitive swimming (evaluation of the four swimming strokes).
|
Time |
Evaluation score
(average) |
|
Flutter-kick.
tow |
Dolphin-kick.
tow |
Absolute value Flutter-k.
tow – Dolphin-k. tow |
100m individual
medley |
Four swimming
strokes (average) |
| Time |
Flutter kick. Tow |
x |
|
|
|
|
| Dolphin-kick. Tow |
|
x |
0.66 |
0.78 |
|
Absolute value Flutter-k.
tow – Dolphin-k. tow |
|
0.66 |
x |
0.65 |
-0.54 |
| 100m individual medley |
|
0.78 |
0.65 |
x |
-0.49 |
| Four swimming strokes (average) |
|
|
-0.54 |
-0.49 |
x |
Critical value of correlation coefficient (n =16) r* = 0.497 (p < 0.05).
