|
|
|
|
JOURNAL
OF
SPORTS SCIENCE &
MEDICINE
|
 |
|
Research
article
|
CAN THE CURRICULUM BE USED TO ESTIMATE CRITICAL VELOCITY IN YOUNG COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS? |
|||||||||
Aldo M. Costa1,2, António J. Silva2,3, Hugo Louro2,4, Victor M. Reis2,3, Nuno D. Garrido2,3, Mário C. Marques1,2 and Daniel A. Marinho1,2  |
|||||||||
1University of Beira Interior, Department of Sport Sciences. Covilhã, Portugal, 2Centre of Research in Sports, Health and Human Development. Vila Real, Portugal, 3University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Department of Sport Sciences. Vila Real, Portugal, 4Sports Science Institute of Rio Maior. Rio Maior, Portugal. |
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2009) 8, 17 - 23 Search Google Scholar for Citing Articles |
|||||||||
|
|
| ABSTRACT | |||
| The aims of the present study were to assess critical velocity
using the swimmer curriculum in front crawl events and to compare critical
velocity to the velocity corresponding to a 4 mmol·l-1 of blood lactate
concentration and to the velocity of a 30 min test. The sample included
24 high level male swimmers ranged between 14 and 16 years old. For each
subject the critical velocity, the velocity corresponding to a 4 mmol·l-1
of blood lactate concentration and the mean velocity of a 30 min test were
determined. The critical velocity was also estimated by considering the
best performance of a swimmer over several distances based on the swimmer
curriculum. Critical velocity including 100, 200 and 400 m events was not
different from the velocity of 4 mmol·l-1 of blood lactate concentration.
Critical velocity including all the swimmer events was not different from
the velocity of a 30 min test. The assessment of critical velocity based
upon the swimmer curriculum would therefore seem to be a good approach to
determine the aerobic ability of a swimmer. The selection of the events
to be included in critical velocity assessment must be a main concern in
the evaluation of the swimmer.
Key words: Training, evaluation, aerobic ability, critical power. |
|