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Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming XI

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Perceived Exertion at Different Percents of The<br />

Critical Velocity <strong>in</strong> Front Crawl<br />

Franken, M. 1 , diefenthaeler, F. 1,2 , de souza castro, F.A. 1<br />

1 Federal University of Rio Gr<strong>and</strong>e do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.<br />

2 Federal University of Santa Catar<strong>in</strong>a, Florianópolis, Brazil.<br />

The aim of the present study was to compare <strong>and</strong> correlate the perceived<br />

exertion (PE) behaviour at different percents of the critical velocity<br />

(CV) <strong>in</strong> front crawl. Ten tra<strong>in</strong>ed male swimmers (19.4 ± 2.2 years)<br />

performed five trials of 200 m at different percents of the CV (90, 95,<br />

100, 103 <strong>and</strong> 105%), <strong>in</strong> r<strong>and</strong>om order, 90 s of passive rest. PE presented<br />

significant differences (p

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