Elite Swimmers’ Training Patterns in the 25 Weeks Prior to Their Season’s Best Performances: Insights Into Periodization From a 20-Years Cohort

Hellard, Philippe; Avalos-Fernandes, Marta; Lefort, Gaëlle; Pla, Robin; Mujika, Iñigo; Toussaint, Jean‐François; B. Pyne, David

doi:10.3389/fphys.2019.00363

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Elite Swimmers’ Training Patterns in the 25 Weeks Prior to Their Season’s Best Performances: Insights Into Periodization From a 20-Years Cohort

Published in Frontiers in Physiology • Apr 10, 2019

Authors:

Philippe Hellard

Marta Avalos-Fernandes

Gaëlle Lefort

Abstract

Background: This study investigated the periodization of elite swimmers’ training over the 25 weeks preceding the major competition of the season. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of elite male (n = 60) and female (n = 67) swimmers (46 sprint, 81 middle-distance) over 20 com...

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Sprint

Periodization

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