title: Aerobic potential, stroke parameters, and coordination in swimming front-crawl performance.
abstract: The purposes of this review were (1) to review the recent studies conducted in swimming on the assessment of aerobic potential and establishment of exercise-intensity domains (it is important that exercise-intensity domains be accurately defined and their physiological underpinnings well understood to optimize and evaluate training programs); (2) to analyze changes in traditionally measured stroke rate and stroke length during exhaustive swims, particularly in relation to the predetermined intensity domains (introduction of an "optimal swimming technique speed"); and (3) to introduce the latest swimming research on arm coordination that might help us better understand the technical adaptations of swimmers under physical stress.
authors.affiliation: Human Movement Studies Laboratory, University of Lille 2, France.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palayo
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alberty
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sidney
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Potdevin
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dekerle
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid