A Rapidly Incremented Tethered-Swimming Maximal Protocol for Cardiorespiratory Assessment of SwimmersDalton M. Pessôa Filho *1,2, Danilo A. Massini *2, Leandro O. C. Siqueira *2, Luiz Gustavo A. Santos *2, Camila M. T. Vasconcelos *2, Tiago A. F. Almeida *1,3, Mário A. C. Espada *4,5, Joana F. Reis *3,6, Francisco B. Alves *3, Fred J. DiMenna *7,8
1Department of Physical Education, São Paulo State University (UNESP) at Bauru, 2Institute of Bioscience, Graduate Program in Human Development and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP) at Rio Claro, 3Ciper, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 4Department of Science and Technology, School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, 5Quality of Life Research Center, Polytechnic Institute of Santarem, 6Universidade Europeia at Lisbon, 7Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 8Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia University
As opposed to measurement during free swimming, which presents inherent challenges and limitations, determination of important parameters of cardiorespiratory function for swimmers can be made using a more feasible and easier to administer tethered-swimming rapidly incremented protocol with gas exchange and ventilatory data collection.
