The Contribute of Arms Power and Leg Power Towards Ability to Swim Crawl

Abstract

The problem in this research is "how much influence arm power and leg power on the ability to swim crawl". This study aims to determine the influence of arm power and leg power on crawl swimming ability. The population of this research is the swimming athlete of Garuda Laut Makassar. The sample was taken by purposive sampling. Data collection methods using test and measurement techniques. The test instruments used were: 1) Medicine Ball Push to measure arm power, 2) vertical jump to measure leg power, and 3) stopwatch to measure crawl swimming speed. The variables of this research include arm power and leg power as independent variables, and swimming ability as the dependent variable. The data analysis technique used regression and correlation tests through the SPSS.22 program with a significance level of 95% (α = 0.05). Based on the results of the data analysis, this study shows that: (1) there is a significant effect of arm power on crawl swimming ability in athletes Garuda Laut Makassar seen from r / R count = 0.623, a significance level of 0.00 (0.00 <0.05), and a contribution of 38,8% (2) there is a significant effect of leg power on crawl swimming skills in athletes Garuda Laut Makassar seen from r / R count = 0.777,  a significance level of 0.00 (0.00 <0.05), and a contribution of 60,4% (3) There is a significant effect of arm power and leg power together on crawl swimming skills in athletes Garuda Laut Makassar seen from r / R count = 0.784, a significance level of 0.00 (0.00 <0.05), and a contribution of 61,4%.