Simulator training for swimmers is a well established practice by now. The increasingly valuable results are based on the progress of the athletes following the simulator training. The literature presents a range of training objectives and methodical instructions on its use in various stages of preparation. In terms of methodology, focus shifted on the integration of the simulator training in a training plan for swimmers designed to improve the active phase of the motion. This paper aims to achieve this objective by finding simulator load steps that are similar to the resistance to motion in water, corresponding to the different means of training. The advantage of this approach is that the simulator allows very detailed analytic measurements that cannot be performed in the natural environment. These measurements can point out the swimmers' movement stereotypes characterizing the active phase of the motion in the water - the propulsion. In order to conduct the study, a WEBA Swim model was used. The device belongs to the Performer Sport Club (Bucharest). The method depicted in this paper allows the identification of an equivalence coefficient of the strain on the simulator, comparable to the strain in water, and it consists in going through successive stages of practice and evaluating the effect of strain on the motion's structure. This equivalence allows the identification of the propulsion structure on the simulator, and the error correction in the motor execution, with a high rate of transfer in the implementation in the water. Based on the information obtained the training strain can be programmed depending on the preparation period of the athletes, and thus a better match with the competition effort can be secured.

swimming, simulator, training methodology