Key result
Total energy expenditure differed significantly between swimming strokes, with Freestyle being the most economic, followed by Backstroke, Butterfly, and Breaststroke.
Population
26 swimmers of international level (5 Breaststroke, 5 Backstroke, 4 Butterfly, and 12 Front Crawl)
Comparison
Incremental set of 200-m swims using one of four… vs Comparison between the four competitive swimming…
Design
Other
Authors
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May guide stroke selection to minimize exertion in aquatic cardiac rehab; hypothesis-generating for stroke-specific training effects.
Observational (n=26)
Freestyle is the most energy-efficient competitive swimming stroke, while Breaststroke is the least efficient across a range of velocities.
Barbosa et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Healthy competitive swimmers (n=26). Competitive swimming strokes (Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly, Front Crawl) vs. Comparison between strokes was evaluated on Total energy expenditure (E(tot)). Total energy expenditure differed significantly between swimming strokes, with Freestyle being the most economic, followed by Backstroke, Butterfly, and Breaststroke.
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