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To determine whether swimmers possess greater lung volumes than land-based athletes and sedentary controls when evaluated using allometric scaling, and to assess the influence of training duration.

December 1, 1997British Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Comparison of lung volume in Greek swimmers, land based athletes, and sedentary controls using allometric scaling.

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MDMichael DohertyUniversity College Dublin LDLygeri DimitriouMiddlesex University

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Cross-sectional study reveals superior lung volume in swimmers compared to land-based athletes, suggesting prolonged swim training or genetic factors drive respiratory adaptation.

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To determine whether swimmers possess greater lung volumes than land-based athletes and sedentary controls when evaluated using allometric scaling, and to assess the influence of training duration.
Conducted a cross-sectional comparative study using allometric scaling to evaluate lung volume.
Assessed forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1.0) across Greek swimmers, land-based athletes, and sedentary controls, adjusting for stature, age, and years of training.
Swimmers demonstrated superior FEV1.0 compared to both land-based athletes and sedentary controls, independent of stature and age.
Male national-standard swimmers had superior FEV1.0 compared to non-national-standard swimmers, but this difference disappeared after controlling for years of training.

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Doherty et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e992ca3bdd94074234815f https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.31.4.337

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Cross-sectional study reveals superior lung volume in swimmers compared to land-based athletes, suggesting prolonged swim training or genetic factors drive respiratory adaptation.

Comparison of lung volume in Greek swimmers, land based athletes, and sedentary controls using allometric scaling.

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Comparison of lung volume in Greek swimmers, land based athletes, and sedentary controls using allometric scaling.

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