Validation of automatically quantified swim stroke mechanics using an inertial measurement unit in paralympic athletes

Slopecki, Matthew, Charbonneau, Mathieu, Lavallière, Jean-Michel, Côté, Julie N. et Clément, Julien. 2024. « Validation of automatically quantified swim stroke mechanics using an inertial measurement unit in paralympic athletes ». Bioengineering, vol. 11, nº 1.

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Biomechanics and training load monitoring are important for performance evaluation and injury prevention in elite swimming. Monitoring of performance and swim stroke parameters is possible with inertial measurement units (IMU) but has not been validated in para-swimmers. The purpose of this study was to validate a single IMU-based system to accurately estimate pool-swam lap time, stroke count (SC), stroke duration, instantaneous stroke rate (ISR), and distance per stroke (DPS). Eight Paralympic athletes completed 4 × 50 m swims with an IMU worn on the sacrum. Strokes cycles were identified using a zero-crossing algorithm on the medio-lateral (freestyle and backstroke) or forward-backward (butterfly and breaststroke) instantaneous velocity data. Video-derived metrics were estimated using Dartfish and Kinovea. Agreement analyses, including Bland–Altman and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), were performed on all outcome variables. SC Bland–Altman bias was 0.13 strokes, and ICC was 0.97. ISR Bland–Altman biases were within 1.5 strokes/min, and ICCs ranged from 0.26 to 0.96. DPS Bland–Altman biases were within 0.20 m, and ICCs ranged from 0.39 to 0.93. A single-IMU system can provide highly valid performance and swim stroke monitoring data for elite para-swimmers for the majority of strokes, with the exception of backstroke. Future work should improve bilateral stroke detection algorithms in this population.

Type de document:	Article publié dans une revue, révisé par les pairs
Professeur:	Professeur Clément, Julien
Affiliation:	Génie des systèmes
Date de dépôt:	14 févr. 2024 19:05
Dernière modification:	11 mars 2024 15:57
URI:	https://espace2.etsmtl.ca/id/eprint/28346

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