THE NATURE OF THE REFERENCE REACTIONS OF THE TWO START OPTIONS IN SWIMMING
The article discusses the features of support reactions when performing the traditional version of the start from the bedside table in swimming and the track and field version of track-start. It has been revealed that during the athletics start version the nature of the support reactions in the depreciation phase changes, which can negatively affect the quality of the subsequent phase, the repulsion phase. In this regard, it seems controversial to recommend this option to start without taking into account the individual characteristics of the swimmer.