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Biohacking in competitive swimming [PDF]
Fizička Kultura, 2022 Prosperity and progress in competitive swimming can be observed as the results of acquired knowledge about human movement in the water environment. It is based on learning and, regardless of the period of development, with the development of science and ...
Obradović Aleksandra
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Does competitive swimming affect lung growth? [PDF]
Physiological Reports, 2018 Whether the large lungs of swimmers result from intensive training or genetic endowment has been widely debated. Given that peak lung growth velocities occur during puberty, this study examined if competitive swimming during puberty affected lung growth.
Joshua M. Bovard +5 more
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Training zones in competitive swimming: a biophysical approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingSince swimming performance depends on both physical conditioning and technical proficiency, training zones should be built based on physiology and biomechanics inputs to dispose of structured and effective training programs.
Ricardo J. Fernandes +2 more
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Competitive Swimming and Racial Disparities in Drowning. [PDF]
Rev Black Polit Econ, 2017 This paper provides evidence of an inverse relationship between competitive swimming rates and drowning rates using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data on fatal drowning rates and membership rates from USA Swimming, the governing organization of competitive swimming in the United States.
Myers SL, Cuesta AM, Lai Y.
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Predicting Competitive Swimming Performance
Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine, 2015 The aim of this study was to present the results of analyses conducted by means of complementary analytic tools in order to verify their efficacy and the hypothesis that Kohonen’s neural models may be applied in the classification process of ...
Olga Fidos-Czuba +7 more
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The effect of hypoxic interventions on swimming performance in competitive athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyObjectivesTo evaluate the effects of hypoxic interventions (HI) on swimming performance and physiological outcomes in competitive swimmers.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis following PRISMA guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251170303 ...
Jiangzhou Chen +3 more
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Are Dry‐Land Force–Velocity Abilities Related to In‐Water Load–Velocity Profiles in Sprint Swimming? [PDF]
European Journal of Sport ScienceSwimming propulsion can be improved using dry‐land resistance training. Indeed, previous studies showed that the ability to produce maximal power and maximal force on dry‐land is strongly related to sprint swimming performance.
Yannis Raineteau +4 more
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Perceived physical ability in competitive swimming.
European Journal of Human Movement, 2010 The Perceived Physical Ability Scale by Ryckman et al. (1982) has been used to measure individual perception of physical ability in young competitive swimmers. 428 swimmers of different competitive categories participated in this study.
A. Salguero +3 more
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Comparison of salivary immunoglobulin A and cortisol levels in competitive and non-competitive child male swimmers [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2023 Background: Competitive swimming leads to changes in salivary immunoglobulin A (S-IgA) and cortisol levels. The intensity and duration of exercise cause changes in the immune system.
Bahareh Nazemi Salman +4 more
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Comparative effectiveness of physical training modalities on swimming performance: a two-tier network meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyObjectiveTo evaluate and compare the effectiveness of different physical training environments and modalities on swimming performance and sport-specific skills in competitive swimmers using a two-tier network meta-analysis.MethodsA systematic search of ...
Ze Wang, Ke Liu, Xinming Zhao, Jie Gao
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