ReviewOpen access journal of sports medicine2016
Airway dysfunction in elite swimmers: prevalence, impact, and challenges.
Review in Open access journal of sports medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- A rare case of life-threatening swimming pool pneumonia in an adult: the use of extracorporeal technique (ECMO).Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Chlorinated pool air, airway mucosal immunity, and respiratory health in competitive swimmers: a mini review.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Pulmonary function in swimmers exposed to disinfection by-products: a narrative review.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Review
- Prevalence of therapeutic use exemptions at the Olympic Games and association with medals: an analysis of data from 2010 to 2018.British journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- The influence of chlorine in indoor swimming pools on the composition of breathing phase of professional swimmers.Respiratory research · 2020Article
- The Effect of Different Training Loads on the Lung Health of Competitive Youth Swimmers.International journal of exercise science · 2018Article
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- Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) correlates with eosinophil cell counts in the induced sputum of elite swimmers.Porto biomedical journalArticle
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Abstract
The prevalence of airway dysfunction in elite swimmers is among the highest in elite athletes. The traditional view that swimmers naturally gravitate toward swimming because of preexisting respiratory disorders has been challenged. There is now sufficient evidence that the higher prevalence of bronchial tone disorders in elite swimmers is not the result of a natural selection bias. Rather, the combined effects of repeated chlorine by-product exposure and chronic endurance training can lead to airway dysfunction and atopy. This review will detail the underpinning causes of airway dysfunction observed in elite swimmers. It will also show that airway dysfunction does not prevent success in elite level swimming. Neither does it inhibit lung growth and might be partially reversible when elite swimmers retire from competition.
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