Comparisons of physical characteristics and performances among female collegiate rowers

Abstract

The physical characteristics and performances of female collegiate rowers were examined from two perspectives: level (novice, varsity) and years of participation (0, 1, 2, 3) in collegiate rowing. The participants were 90 female collegiate rowers from three US Division I university teams, of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Height, body mass, sitting height, arm span, skinfolds, limb circumferences, and skeletal breadths were measured. Leg length was estimated and Heath-Carter anthropometric somatotypes were calculated. Performance measures included lower-back flexibility, vertical jump, and 2-km time on a rowing ergometer. Descriptive statistics were calculated for the total sample and by level and years of experience. Multivariate analysis of variance and a Bonferroni-adjusted alpha level (P < 0.05) were used to test differences. Varsity rowers had significantly more rowing experience ( approximately 0.5 years) before college, higher vertical jumps ( approximately 3 cm), faster 2-km times ( approximately 25 s), and lower endomorphic characteristics than novice rowers. Anthropometric and performance differences among rowers by years of experience were negligible with the exception of slower 2-km times ( approximately 32 s) in rowers with no collegiate experience than rowers with collegiate experience. In conclusion, collegiate rowers differ to some extent in physical and performance characteristics by level and experience.

The John Insall Award: Both Morphotype and Gender Influence the Shape of the Knee in Patients Undergoing TKA

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“…Researchers have recognized the close interrelationship between morphotype and physical characteristics for a long time, which has led to many studies on the influence of morphotype on physical skills and performance [2,4,16,23]. The morphotype concept was initially introduced by Sheldon in the 1940s and later refined by Carter and Heath, who defined the three basic somatotypes (endo-, meso-, and ectomorph) based on the study of thousands photographed bodies of men from front view, side view, and back view [12,13,22].…”

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