Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to study the effects of augmented short-term anaerobic endurance (SAE) training on anaerobic performance (AP) and 50-metre front crawl swimming performance (FSP). Methods: Twelve swimmers (average age 16 ) from Patumwan Demonstration School swimming club of Srinakharinwirot University were purposively selected for this study. Subjects were equally divided into two groups. The experimental group performed augmented SAE training consisting of 10 sets of sprint swimming in swimming flume with 3-minutes rest intervals, twice per week for eight consecutive weeks, The control group performed traditional training with no additional program. Data of best swimming record time (BSR), average swimming record time (ASR), anaerobic power (AP) and peak anaerobic capacity (PAC) were recorded before and after the experiment. The obtained data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially by independent t-test and paired t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Results: In experimental group,only BSR and AP were significantly improved, but there was no statistically improvement of ASR or PAC, On the other hand, there were no significant improvements in any variables for control group. Furthermore, no significant different of all variables was found between two groups in post-training observation. Conclusion: Augmented SAE training could improve BSR and AP, but was not sufficient to improve 50-meter FSP significantly compared to traditional training.