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The role of artificial intelligence in sports training: opportunities, challenges and future applications for competitive swimming

Luca Puce
1, 2
,
Piotr Żmijewski
3
,
Filippo Cotellessa
1, 2
,
Cristina Schenone
1, 2
,
Halil I. Ceylan
4
,
Nicola L. Bragazzi
1, 2
,
Carlo Trompetto
1, 2

  1. Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
  2. IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  3. Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland
  4. Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Biol Sport. 2026;43:355–367
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.152352
Online publish date: 2025/09/16
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