Effect of Training Using Pullbuoy on Breaststroke Swimming Speed in Club RD Athletes

Abstract

Speed in swimming is very important because it affects the results of matches and the athlete's efficiency. Optimal speed results in shorter journey times, providing a competitive advantage. This study aims to determine the effect of the pull buoy training method on the breaststroke swimming speed of RD Rejang Lebong club athletes. This type of research is experimental research using a one group pre-test and post-test research design. The population in this study was the RD Rejang Lebong club, totaling 90 athletes and the sampling technique used purposive sampling with certain considerations totaling 30 athletes. The tool used to measure breaststroke swimming speed is the 50 meters swimming test. Data analysis used a paired t-test. The research results obtained t = 0.0002 t table = 1.699 at a significance level = 0.05 and the correlation test results were 49.10%. It can be concluded that there is no significant influence of the training method using a pull buoy on the 50 meters breaststroke swimming speed of RD Rejang Lebong club athletes. This is of concern to researchers and the study conducted regarding the research results is that there are several factors that make the research unsuccessful or the independent variables do not have a significant effect on attachment variables such as the level of physical readiness of athletes in carrying out training, increasing the number of training from the frequency of training per week before. and quite serious training from athletes even though in the end the research results showed insignificant results for this training.