Aim of the current study was to examine the reliability and validity of a new tool, developed
for the assessment of young swimmers' technique in all swimming strokes. The sample of
the study was 119 swimmers (63 boys and 56 girls), aged 8 to 12 years old. To evaluate
swimmers' technique, each of them performed 15m for each one of the swimming strokes in
individual medley order. Α digital camera, placed 5m above the pool's surface, recorded the
swimming bouts. Three experienced swimming coaches evaluated the recorded videos with …

Aim of the current study was to examine the reliability and validity of a new tool, developed
for the assessment of young swimmerstechnique in all swimming strokes. The sample of the
study was 119 swimmers (63 boys and 56 girls), aged 8 to 12 years old. To evaluate
swimmerstechnique, each of them performed 15m for each one of the swimming strokes in
individual medley order. A digital camera, placed 5m above the pools surface, recorded the
swimming bouts. Three experienced swimming coaches evaluated the recorded videos with …