Original scientific paper

Relationship between blood lactate concentration and swimming success

Venceslav Kapus ; Faculty os sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jakob Bednarik ; Faculty os sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tone Ušaj ; Faculty os sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dimitrij Mancijevič ; University of Minsk, Belorussia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze efficacy of swimmers. Twenty-eight best Slovenian male swimmers took part in the study. Swimming velocity at the individual lactate threshold of 4mmolil lactate concentration during the 5x (3x 200m) crawl test with increasing speed was significantly correlated with swimming velocity in 400m crawl (r=0.59, r=0.69, P<0.05) and 100m crawl (r=0.85, r=0.74, P<0.05). Velocity of breaststroke swimming at individual 4 mmol/l level, computed from the crawl swimming velocity at 4mmol/l lactate level, was correlated with swimming velocity in 100m (r=0.75, P<0.05) and 200m (r=0.86) breaststroke. In the same way, the computed velocity for butterfly was correlated with 200m butterfly (r=0.87, P<0.05). Submaximal and maximal velocity in the 2x200m crawl test were not significantly correlated with the swimming efficacy criteria.

Keywords

swimming, physiology, lactate, success

Hrčak ID:

255675

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/255675

Publication date:

12.4.1996.

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