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.