Analysis of the 400 medley of three world-class swimmer
Made by: Zoltán Sió
Consultant: Dr Ákos Tóth
Tamás Darnyi 4-times Olimpic
Champion World Champion Former World
Record holder in 6 events
László Cseh Olimpic silver and
bronze medalist World Champion 6-times European
Champion European Record
holder
Michael Phelps 14-times Olimpic
Champion Wold Champion World Record
holder in 7 events
Their best resultsNameName Date Date PlacePlace ResultResult AgeAge
Tamás DarnyiTamás Darnyi 19911991 Perth Perth WCWC
4:12.364:12.36His last WRHis last WR
2424
László CsehLászló Cseh 20082008 Beijing Beijing Olympic GamesOlympic Games
4:06.164:06.16ERER
2323
Michael PhelpsMichael Phelps 20082008 Beijing Beijing Olympic GamesOlympic Games
4:03.844:03.84WRWR
2323
Significance of the statistical analysis
More effective individualization of the training methods
More specific usage of individual aptitudesImproving of individual abilities
Analyzed data100 m split times200 m ‘split times’No. of strokes per 50 m50 m split timesAverage speed per 50 mNo. of meters per stroke
Results in seconds
100 m split timesTamás Tamás DarnyiDarnyi
Michael Michael PhelpsPhelps
László László CsehCseh
100 fly100 fly 59,1059,10 54,5254,52 55,0755,07
100 back100 back 1:03,471:03,47 1:01,571:01,57 1:02,361:02,36
100 breast100 breast 1:12,151:12,15 1:10,561:10,56 1:10,851:10,85
100 free100 free 57,6457,64 56,7956,79 57,8857,88
Total:Total: 4:12,364:12,36 4:03,844:03,84 4:06,164:06,16
100 m split times sec
55
60
65
70
75
100 Pillangó 100 Hát 100 Mell 100 Gyors
Phelps
Cseh
Darnyi
Butterfly Backstroke Breaststroke Freestyle
50 m split times sec
242526272829303132333435363738
1. 50 mPill.
2. 50 mPill.
1. 50 m Hát
2. 50 m Hát
1. 50 mMell
2. 50 mMell
1. 50 mGyors
2. 50 mGyors
Phelps
Cseh
ButterflyButterfly
Backstroke Backstroke Breaststroke Breaststroke
Freestyle
Freestyle
No. of strokes per 50 m
Tamás Tamás DarnyiDarnyi
MichaMichael el PhelpsPhelps
László László CsehCseh
FlyFly 1919 1616 1515
2020 1919 1717
BackBack 3434 3333 3131
3333 3434 3434
BreastBreast 2121 1919 1717
2121 2020 1818
FreeFree 3838 3131 3636
3838 3333 3535
Total:Total: 224224 187187 203203
Average speed per 50 m m/s
Butterfly
Butterfly
Backstroke
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Breaststroke
Freestyle
Freestyle
Variation of the length of strokes by styles m
Butterfly Backstroke Breaststroke Freestyle
200 m ‘split times’
Tamás Tamás DarnyiDarnyi
Michael PhelpsMichael Phelps László László CsehCseh
Fly-backFly-back 2:02,572:02,57 1:56,491:56,49 1:57,431:57,43
Back-Back-breastbreast
2:15,622:15,62 2:12,122:12,12 2:13,212:13,21
Breast-Breast-freefree
2:09,792:09,79 2:07,452:07,45 2:08,732:08,73
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
Darnyi Cseh Phelps
P-H
H-M
M-GY
Fly-back
Back-breast
Breast-free
Analysis of the Olympic Games 2008
200 m ‘split times’ of the Olympic final
01:43,7
01:52,3
02:01,0
02:09,6
02:18,2
02:26,9
Pill-hát Hát-mell Mell- gyorsThiago Pereira Brian John
Kiss Gergő Luca Marin
Alessio Boggiatto Ryan Lochte
Cseh László Michael Phelps
Fly-backBack-breast
Breast-free
The future…
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