Not Breathing During the Approach Phase Ameliorates Freestyle Turn Performance in Prepubertal Swimmers

• Main Authors: Emanuela Faelli (Author), Laura Strassera (Author), Sara Ottobrini (Author), Vittoria Ferrando (Author), Ambra Bisio (Author), Luca Puce (Author), Marco Panascì (Author), Cesare Lagorio (Author), Piero Ruggeri (Author), Marco Bove (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study compared the effects of two breathing conditions during the freestyle turn approach phase in swimmers. Thirty-four prepubertal swimmers (mean ± SD: 10.59 ± 0.97 years) were divided into two groups: No Breath (NB), not breathing at the last stroke, and Breath Stroke (BS). Swimmers performe...