The Muscles and Swimming

Abstract

Despite much research on the contents of competitive swimming and training methods, we need more knowledge about the exercises outside of the water that can be done to improve your race. Through swimming physiology, we can better understand which major muscles are used in a swimming race and how we can improve such muscles. By dividing the contents of a sim race into three different sections, my research will better understand the muscles allocated to a different part of the race. t Muscles used at the start of the race consisting mainly of the glutes and hamstrings was found through research; meanwhile, muscles used during the underwaters of the race consist mainly of the erector spinae, and muscles during the breakout of the race consist mainly of the lats, triceps, deltoids, and traps. The fact that many muscles are used in just a tiny portion of the race implies that much can be done outside of the water in the form of exercise to hone these muscles and improve one's race.