Reliability of 10- and 30-Second Tethered Swimming Tests in Highly Trained Swimmers: Influence of Swimming Specialty, Sex, Performance Level, and Evaluator

Key Points

• The study aims to evaluate the reliability of tethered swimming tests across different variables like specialty and sex.
• Evaluated 10- and 30-second tethered swimming tests
• Assessed parameters including mean force, peak force, and impulse
• Considered variables like swimming specialty, sex, and performance level
• Testing showed high reliability for both tethered swimming durations
• Mean force, peak force, and impulse were identified as the most reliable parameters
• Reliability was consistent across swimming specialties, sex, and performance levels