biophysical analysis of aerobic endurance performance in swimming

214 Pages·2015·10.59 MB·English

by  Sara Tribuzi Morais

BIOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF AEROBIC
ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE IN SWIMMING
Comparison of different methods for the aerobic capacity
evaluation
Academic dissertation submitted with the
purpose of obtaining a doctoral degree in
Sport Sciences according to the
Decree-Law 74/2006 from March 24th.
Supervisor:
Prof. Dr. João Paulo Vilas-Boas
Co-supervisors:
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Jorge Pinto Fernandes
Prof. Dr. Camila Coelho Greco
Jailton Gregório Pelarigo
September 2014
Pelarigo, J. G. (2014). Biophysical Analysis of Aerobic Endurance
Performance in Swimming - Comparison of different methods for the aerobic
capacity evaluation. Doctoral Thesis in Sport Sciences, Centre of Research,
Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport at Faculty of Sport, University
of Porto.
KEY WORDS: BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS, FRONT CRAWL,
GAS EXCHANGE, LACTATE, OXYGEN UPTAKE
Funding
This doctoral Thesis was supported by the Capes Foundation, Ministry of
Education of Brazil under Grant (BEX: 0536/10-5), and the Portuguese Science
and Technology Foundation (FCT), project PTDC/DES/101224/2008 under
Grant (FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-009577).

Dedication
For my parents, family and Juliana,
who has patiently waited me to fulfill my journey.
Still moving forward in deeper water

Acknowledgments
To my supervisor Prof. Dr. João Paulo Vilas-Boas that worked with me during
the entire doctorate process, giving knowledge, wisdom and patient to achieve
my goal. Thank you very much master.
To my Brazilian co-adviser Prof. Dr. Camila Coelho Greco for the guidance,
advice and friendship, teaching me how to achieve deeper water with humility.
To my Portuguese co-adviser Prof. Dr. Ricardo Fernandes for his tireless
manner to teach his students achieve the way of perfection.
To Prof. Dr. Benedito Sérgio Denadai for supervision, nice advice and always
open the door, trusting in my work.
To Prof. Dr. David Pendergast, a genius researcher, a brilliant man and a noted
philosopher.
To Prof. Dr. Leandro Machado, a math genius that facilitated my way.
To Prof. Susana Soares for your passion to teach your students, and to write
your exciting poems.
To the staffs that help on the data collections, they were essentials to build this
Thesis.
To the amazing swimmers and coaches, they were perfects to accept and to
execute this task.
To faculty employees for always extend a hand for the Brazilian students,
mainly for the wonderful cafeteria ladies, Mr. Teixeira, Mr. Rui Biscaia, Mr.
Marinho, Mr. Coimbra and Ms. Lourdes.
To my Portuguese, Brazilian, Spanish and other friends that lived side by side in
this doctorate journey, thanks for always help me to make my life easier and
beautiful…
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To my special and deep friends, Emerson Sebastião (Deco), Heitor Rodriguez,
Patrícia Aguiar, Danilo Santiago, Carol Rios, Marcelo Castro, Sara Morais,
Tomohiro Gonjo and Athanasios Dalamitros, without all of you, this doctorate
journey will be impossible to be realized, because real friends are forever and
have aid to build what I am.
To my “Portuguese families”, the family Alexandrino Reis and Aurea and Necas’
family, giving love and affection to support the distance of my country and
family.
To Juliana Navarro Ueda Yaochite for your love and patient, giving too much
energy to achieve my goal.
To my parents Edna and Vanderlei Pelarigo, my brother Wanderlei Pelarigo,
and my sisters Narahana and Janaina Pelarigo, who believed in my dream and
they are always waiting me to come back home. Without all of you and Juliana
would have been impossible to achieve this goal. Thank you very much.
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List of publications
This Doctoral Thesis is based on the followings papers, which are referred in
the text by their Arabian and Roman numerals, respectively:
1. Pelarigo, J. P., Greco, C. C., Denadai, B. S., Fernandes, R. J., Vilas-Boas,
J. P., & Pendergast, D. R. Does 5% changes around maximal lactate steady
state lead to swimming biophysical modifications? Submitted for publication to
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine in Sports.
2. Pelarigo, J. P., Machado, L., Fernandes, R. J., Greco, C. C., & Vilas-Boas,
J. P. Oxygen uptake kinetics and energy system’s contribution around the
maximal lactate steady state swimming intensity. Submitted for publication to
European Journal Applied Physiology.
3. Pelarigo, J. P., Fernandes, R. J., Ribeiro, J., Denadai, B. S., Greco, C. C., &
Vilas-Boas, J. P. Comparison of different methods for the swimming aerobic
capacity evaluation. Submitted for publication to Journal of Sports Science.
4. Pelarigo, J. P., Fernandes, R. J., Pimenta, R. A., Leão, H. F. P., Greco, C.
C., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2014). Are different methods for the aerobic capacity
evaluation providing coherent biomechanical parameters? In B. Mason (Ed.)
Proceedings of the XIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics and
Medicine in Swimming (pp. 462-469). Canberra: Australian Institute of Sport.
5. Pelarigo, J. P., Dalamitros, A., Sousa, A. C., Fernandes, R. J., Greco, C. C.,
& Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2014). Relationship between the oxygen uptake efficiency
plateau and the individual anaerobic threshold in endurance swimmers. In B.
Mason (Ed.) Proceedings of the XIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics
and Medicine in Swimming (pp. 469-474). Canberra: Australian Institute of
Sport.
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6. Pelarigo, J. P., Denadai, B. S., Ribeiro, J., Fernandes, R. J., Greco, C. C.,
& Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2014). Biophysics of the elite endurance swimmers: a case
study during aerobic capacity evaluation using different methods. In B. Mason
(Ed.) Proceedings of the XIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics and
Medicine in Swimming (pp. 318-325). Canberra: Australian Institute of Sport.
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I. Figueiredo, P., Nazário, R., Sousa, M., Pelarigo, J. G., Vilas-Boas, J. P., &
Fernandes, R. (2014). Kinematical Analysis along Maximal Lactate Steady
State Swimming Intensity. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 13(3), 610-
615.
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