The energy expended to transport the body over a given distance (C, the energy cost)
increases with speed both on land and in water. At any given speed, C is lower on land (eg …

Water covers over 70% of the earth, has varying depths and temperatures and contains
much of the earth's resources. Head-out water immersion (HOWI) or submersion at various …

The aquatic sports competitions held during the summer Olympic Games include diving,
open-water swimming, pool swimming, synchronized swimming, and water polo. Elite-level …

The purpose of the present study was to determine the relative contribution of the aerobic
(Aer), anaerobic lactic (AnL) and alactic (AnAl) energy sources during each of the four laps …

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of leg kick on the pattern, the orientation
and the propulsive forces produced by the hand, the efficiency of the arm stroke, the trunk …

Abstract Zacca, R, Azevedo, R, Chainok, P, Vilas-Boas, JP, Castro, FAdS, Pyne, DB, and
Fernandes, RJ. Monitoring age-group swimmers over a training macrocycle: energetics …

Changes in performance, energetics and kinematics during age-group swimmers off-season
inform the prescription of training for the following season. Age-group swimmers (n= 15, age …

Swimming is a sport that requires considerable training commitment to reach individual
performance goals. Nutrition requirements are specific to the macrocycle, microcycle, and …

Context: Although the popularity of open-water swimming (OWS) events has significantly
increased in the last decades, specific studies regarding performance of elite or age-group …

Purpose: To analyze the associations between physiological and biomechanical variables
with the FINA (International Swimming Federation) points (ie, swimming performance) …