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ReviewNutrients2024

Endurance in Long-Distance Swimming and the Use of Nutritional Aids.

Álvaro Miguel-Ortega, Julio Calleja-González, Juan Mielgo-Ayuso

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Review in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Álvaro Miguel-OrtegaFaculty of Education, Alfonso X "The Wise" University (UAX), 28691 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2714-5037
Julio Calleja-GonzálezPhysical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01007 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2575-7168
Juan Mielgo-AyusoFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos (UBU), 09001 Burgos, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6554-4602

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLong-distance swimmers exert energetic, physiological, and neuromuscular demands that must be matched with adequate body composition to improve their performance in long-distance swimming.

objectivesThis review aims to compile all available information on energetic and physiological demands, optimal body composition, nutrition, and ergogenic supplements in long-distance swimming. This will provide an understanding of the specific challenges and needs of this sport and will help swimmers and coaches design more effective training and nutrition plans to optimise performance and achieve their goals.

methodsDatabases such as Web of Science, SciELO Citation Index, MEDLINE (PubMed), Current Contents Connect, KCI-Korean Journal Database, and Scopus were searched for publications in English using keywords such as swimming, endurance, energy demands, physiological demands, nutrition, body composition, and ergogenic aids, individually or in combination.

resultsThere is convincing evidence that several physical indicators, such as propulsive surface area, technical, such as stroke rate, and functional, such as hydration strategies, are related to swimming performance and body composition. Each athlete may have a specific optimal body fat level that is associated with improved sporting performance. The nutritional needs of open water swimmers during competition are quite different from those of pool swimmers.

conclusionsSwimmers with an adequate physique have a high body muscle mass and moderately related anaerobic strength both on land and in the water. These general and specific strength capacities, which are given by certain anthropometric and physiological characteristics, are seen throughout the work, as well as ergogenic and nutritional strategies, which have an important impact on long-distance swimming performance.

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Athletic PerformanceBody CompositionDietary SupplementsPhysical EnduranceSwimmingAthletesHumansNutritional RequirementsNutritional StatusSports Nutritional Physiological Phenomenabody compositionenduranceenergy demandsergogenic aidsnutritionphysiological demandsswimming

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PMID39599736
PMCPMC11597455

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