Abstract
4/2015
vol. 32
Original paper
Relationship of aerobic and anaerobic parameters with 400 m front crawl swimming performance
Biol. Sport 2015;32:333-337
Online publish date: 2016/01/12
The aims of the present study were to investigate the relationship of aerobic and anaerobic parameters with 400 m performance, and establish which variable better explains long distance performance in swimming. Twenty-two swimmers (19.1±1.5 years, height 173.9±10.0 cm, body mass 7l.2±10.2 kg; 76.6±5.3% of 400 m world record) underwent a lactate minimum test to determine lactate minimum speed (LMS) (i.e., aerobic capacity index). Moreover, the swimmers performed a 400 m maximal effort to determine mean speed (S400m), peak oxygen uptake (VO2PEAK) and total anaerobic contribution (CAM). The CAM was assumed as the sum of alactic and lactic contributions. Physiological parameters of 400 m were determined using the backward extrapolation technique (VO2PEAK,
Keywords
Aerobic capacity, Aerobic power, Anaerobic contribution, Physiological profile
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