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Abstract

The aim of the research is to know the effect of an aid in raising the efficiency of the heartbeat by increasing the resistance of the water against the body creeping forward and as a means of increasing the efficiency of the work of the arms and the extent of its effect on the length and frequency of the arm pull and the level of achievement in the 100m freestyle swimming event. For the purpose of achieving the goal of the research, the researcher chose (10) of those who learn to swim, ages (14-16) years, in a deliberate manner. They were divided into two groups, the first (5) swimmers as an experimental group, and the second (5) swimmers as a control group. Both groups performed the sections of the training curriculum prepared by their trainer in all its details, except that the experimental group used swimming paws as a resistance tool within the vocabulary of the daily training unit. The control group used the traditional training method according to the method prepared by the trainer. The researcher began conducting the test before and after the research period, which lasted for 12 weeks, with three training units per week. The results achieved were analyzed statistically for both groups, where the researcher found that the 100-meter swimming time had improved in both groups. However, the group that used swimming paws in training to develop the ability of the arms was the best in addition to raising the efficiency of the heart rate, in addition to a noticeable increase in the length of the pull for the control group, so the researcher recommended the introduction of auxiliary tools in training, including swimming paws (resistance) in arm strengthening exercises. Due to its impact on increasing heart rate efficiency and reaching the level of success in the 100-meter freestyle swimming.