Aerobic potential, stroke parameters, and coordination in swimming front-crawl performance.
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.
Palayo
Patrick
P
Human Movement Studies Laboratory, University of Lille 2, France.
Alberty
Morgan
M
Sidney
Michel
M
Potdevin
Francois
F
Dekerle
Jeanne
J
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
D019344:Lactic Acid