A study on peak flow rate among inter university water polo teams

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the Peak Flow Rate (lungs function) among the Inter-university male teams of Water-Polo. Fifty-two Inter-university male players (N=52), between the 18 to 25 years of age, thirteen (13) players from each semi-finalist University teams namely Calcutta University, Guru Nanak Dev University, Panjab University, and University of Kerala were selected purposively during the All India Inter University Aquatics Championship (M&W), 2016, which was held at Panjab University Swimming Pool, Chandigarh from 24th Oct to 28th Oct. The Peak Flow Rate (lungs function) was measured by administering the Peak Flow Meter. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed to compute the significant differences among the teams and tested the hypothesis at 0.05 level of confidence. Significant difference was found between Panjab University and University of Kerala, whereas no significant difference was found between Calcutta University and Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar.