Table 1. Average values (± SD) of the pattern of velocity (v), stroke rate (SR) and breathing frequency (BF) during the swimming test calculated from individual regression lines.
CS group
RS group
v50 (m·s-1)
1.57 (.1)
1.42 (.11) *
∆v/s (m·s-1·100 m -1)
.16 (.72)
.16 (.69)
SR50 (Hz)
.71 (.1)
.7 (.1)
∆SR/s (Hz·100 m -1)
-.03 (.05)
-.01 (.03)
BF50 (min-1)
25 (7)
36 (5) **
∆BF/s (min·100 m -1)
2.92 (3.81)
.19 (.95)
* and ** denote p < 0.05 and 0.01 respectively between the groups.