What pacing strategy 800m and 1500m swimmers use?

• Main Authors: Géssyca Tolomeu de Oliveira (Author), Francisco Zacaron Werneck (Author), Emerson Filipino Coelho (Author), Mário Antônio de Moura Simim (Author), Eduardo Macedo Penna (Author), Renato Melo Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pacing strategy (PS) has a decisive impact on performance, especially on long-term races. The objective of this study is to characterize the PS used in swimming races of 800m and 1500m freestyle by the finalists of the Olympic trials of the United States, Europe and Brazil, and the Olympic finalists...