Quantity of within-sport distance variety – what can pool swimmers and track runners learn from each other?
Within-sport distance variety is not a continuum but an ever-evolving process throughout the athletes' careers. While swimmers generally show larger variety than track runners, the progressive specialization towards peak performance age improves success chances to become an international-class swimmer.
Authors
- Jesús J. Ruiz‐Navarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0010-7233)
- Dennis‐Peter Born (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1058-4367)
- Glenn Björklund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7781-8164)
- Jenny Lorentzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9769-6774)
Institutions
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM (CH)
- Mid Sweden University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1502758
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.48