Sprinting to the top: comparing quality of distance variety and specialization between swimmers and runners
The comparison to track running and lower ranked swimmers, the early performance plateau towards senior age, and the maintenance of a large within-sport distance variety indicates that (top-) elite sprint swimmers benefit from greater within-sport specialization.
Authors
- Andri Feldmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0171-1125)
- Michael Romann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4139-2955)
- David Zumbach
- Jesús J. Ruiz‐Navarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0010-7233)
- Dennis‐Peter Born (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1058-4367)
- Jenny Lorentzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9769-6774)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1431594
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.87