- Title
- Relationship between VO 2max , under Water Swim Testing and Artistic Swim Solo Performance
- Creator
- Viana, Eric; Bentley, David J.; Logan-Sprenger, Heather M.
- Relation
- Sports Medicine International Open Vol. 4, Issue 1, p. E27-E31
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1089-5051
- Publisher
- Thieme Medical
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between: 1) laboratory-determined cycling peak oxygen consumption (VO2max) and AS performance in a new underwater swim test (UWST), and 2) cycling VO2max and ventilatory threshold (VT) in cycling and performance score during a simulated AS solo routine. Trained artistic swimmers (n=15, 15.8±0.8 yrs., height: 169.1±5.4 cm, body mass: 57.1±6.3 kg) completed (1) a maximal incremental cycle test to exhaustion to determine VO2max, (2) the UWST which comprised 275 m of freestyle and underwater breaststroke, and (3) a simulated solo competition where artistic swimming elements were evaluated by five FINA judges. There was a significant correlation between mean element score and (i) VO2max (48±4 mL. kg.min−1, r=0.44, p=0.05), and (ii) UWST (r=−0.64, p=0.005). However, there was an insignificant relationship between cycling ventilatory threshold and mean element score (r=–0.36, p=0.10). In addition, the results demonstrate a significant relationship between HR at the ventilatory threshold and peak HR of the UWST (r=–0.64, p=0.014). The results of this study demonstrate that VO2max is an important determinant of AS performance. In addition, the UWST appears to be a useful indicator of AS performance.
- Subject
- aquatic aquatic; athletes; aerobic capacity; simulation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1463291
- Identifier
- uon:46691
- Identifier
- ISSN:2367-1890
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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