Menarche as Maturational Factor in Young Swimmers’ Development of Morphological, Physical and Performance Characteristics over a Year of Training
These findings highlight the different timing of improvement in female swimmers' attributes based on menarche. Along with the age at peak height velocity, the age of menarche might be a valuable tool for monitoring and adapting training and talent identification processes.
Authors
- Carmen Daniela Quero-Calero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-9486)
- Oriol Abellán‐Aynés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6031-9027)
- Fernando Alacid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-5289)
- Daniel López-Plaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1832-273X)
Institutions
- Universidad de Zaragoza (ES)
- University of Almería (ES)
- Universidad Católica de Murcia (ES)
- Universidad de Navarra (ES)
- Universidad de León (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003755
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72