Analysis of the 400 medley of three world-class swimmer

Made by: Zoltán Sió

Consultant: Dr Ákos Tóth

Tamás Darnyi 4-times Olimpic

Champion World Champion Former World

Record holder in 6 events

László Cseh Olimpic silver and

bronze medalist World Champion 6-times European

Champion European Record

holder

Michael Phelps 14-times Olimpic

Champion Wold Champion World Record

holder in 7 events

Their best resultsNameName Date Date PlacePlace ResultResult AgeAge

Tamás DarnyiTamás Darnyi 19911991 Perth Perth WCWC

4:12.364:12.36His last WRHis last WR

2424

László CsehLászló Cseh 20082008 Beijing Beijing Olympic GamesOlympic Games

4:06.164:06.16ERER

2323

Michael PhelpsMichael Phelps 20082008 Beijing Beijing Olympic GamesOlympic Games

4:03.844:03.84WRWR

2323

Significance of the statistical analysis

More effective individualization of the training methods

More specific usage of individual aptitudesImproving of individual abilities

Analyzed data100 m split times200 m ‘split times’No. of strokes per 50 m50 m split timesAverage speed per 50 mNo. of meters per stroke

Results in seconds

100 m split timesTamás Tamás DarnyiDarnyi

Michael Michael PhelpsPhelps

László László CsehCseh

100 fly100 fly 59,1059,10 54,5254,52 55,0755,07

100 back100 back 1:03,471:03,47 1:01,571:01,57 1:02,361:02,36

100 breast100 breast 1:12,151:12,15 1:10,561:10,56 1:10,851:10,85

100 free100 free 57,6457,64 56,7956,79 57,8857,88

Total:Total: 4:12,364:12,36 4:03,844:03,84 4:06,164:06,16

100 m split times sec

55

60

65

70

75

100 Pillangó 100 Hát 100 Mell 100 Gyors

Phelps

Cseh

Darnyi

Butterfly Backstroke Breaststroke Freestyle

50 m split times sec

242526272829303132333435363738

1. 50 mPill.

2. 50 mPill.

1. 50 m Hát

2. 50 m Hát

1. 50 mMell

2. 50 mMell

1. 50 mGyors

2. 50 mGyors

Phelps

Cseh

ButterflyButterfly

Backstroke Backstroke Breaststroke Breaststroke

Freestyle

Freestyle

No. of strokes per 50 m

Tamás Tamás DarnyiDarnyi

MichaMichael el PhelpsPhelps

László László CsehCseh

FlyFly 1919 1616 1515

2020 1919 1717

BackBack 3434 3333 3131

3333 3434 3434

BreastBreast 2121 1919 1717

2121 2020 1818

FreeFree 3838 3131 3636

3838 3333 3535

Total:Total: 224224 187187 203203

Average speed per 50 m m/s

Butterfly

Butterfly

Backstroke

Backstroke

Breaststroke

Breaststroke

Freestyle

Freestyle

Variation of the length of strokes by styles m

Butterfly Backstroke Breaststroke Freestyle

200 m ‘split times’

Tamás Tamás DarnyiDarnyi

Michael PhelpsMichael Phelps László László CsehCseh

Fly-backFly-back 2:02,572:02,57 1:56,491:56,49 1:57,431:57,43

Back-Back-breastbreast

2:15,622:15,62 2:12,122:12,12 2:13,212:13,21

Breast-Breast-freefree

2:09,792:09,79 2:07,452:07,45 2:08,732:08,73

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

Darnyi Cseh Phelps

P-H

H-M

M-GY

Fly-back

Back-breast

Breast-free

Analysis of the Olympic Games 2008

200 m ‘split times’ of the Olympic final

01:43,7

01:52,3

02:01,0

02:09,6

02:18,2

02:26,9

Pill-hát Hát-mell Mell- gyorsThiago Pereira Brian John

Kiss Gergő Luca Marin

Alessio Boggiatto Ryan Lochte

Cseh László Michael Phelps

Fly-backBack-breast

Breast-free

The future…

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