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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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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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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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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Comparison of classical kinematics, entropy and fractal properties as measures of complexity of the motor system in swimming [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 The aim of this study was to compare the nonlinear properties of the four competitive swim strokes. Sixty-eight swimmers performed a set of maximal 4x25m using the four competitive swim strokes.
Tiago Barbosa +4 more
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Effects of respiratory muscle training on swimming performance, respiratory muscle function, and pulmonary function of competitive swimmers: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyBackgroundCompetitive swimming imposes unique physiological demands on the respiratory system. While respiratory muscle training (RMT) is proposed to optimize respiratory function and athletic performance, its efficacy in competitive swimmers remains ...
Yunji Chen +8 more
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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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Age-Related Breakpoints in Pacing Variability and Performance in Masters Swimmers: A Segmented Regression Analysis of World Championship Male and Female Data [PDF]
Journal of Functional Morphology and KinesiologyBackground: Pacing critically influences swimming performance. In master swimmers, aging leads to performance decline, but the age at which pacing becomes unstable, and whether this precedes performance loss, remains unclear.
Sabrina Demarie +3 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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