RESEARCH ARTICLE
Changes in Aerobic Ability During A Macro Cycle of Training in Swimming
Daniel A. Marinho1, 2, Nuno Garrido2, 3, Victor M. Reis2, 3, Antonio J. Silva2, 3, Aldo M. Costa1, 2, David Sousa1, 2, Mario C. Marques1, 2, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 3
First Page: 41
Last Page: 42
Publisher ID: TOSSJ-3-41
DOI: 10.2174/1875399X010030100041
Article History:
Received Date: 05/07/2009Revision Received Date: 18/10/2009
Acceptance Date: 09/11/2009
Electronic publication date: 20/4/2010
Collection year: 2010
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
It seems that critical velocity and critical stroke rate are associated with aerobic performance. The aim of this study was to analyse the changes of critical velocity and critical stroke rate during 12 weeks of training in a group of young competitive swimmers. Fourteen age group male swimmers took part in this investigation. The evaluation took place in two different trials. The first one was conducted at the beginning of the season and the second one after 12 weeks of training. For each subject the critical velocity and the critical stroke rate were determined in both trials. The main result was that critical velocity increased, whereas critical stroke rate decreased between the first and second trials. It seems that technical ability was improved during the 12 weeks of training. The swimmers were able to perform at the same physiological intensity at higher velocities and with less stroke rate.
