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To examine differences in carbon dioxide dynamics and ventilatory patterns between trained and untrained swimmers during underwater exercise.

March 1, 1957Journal of Applied Physiology

Elevated End-Tidal CO₂ in Trained Underwater Swimmers

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LGL. G. GoffNational Institutes of Health RBR. G. BartlettNational Institutes of Health

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Comparative study reveals elevated end-tidal CO2 in trained underwater swimmers, suggesting altered breathing patterns and lower ventilation equivalents drive gas dynamics.

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To examine differences in carbon dioxide dynamics and ventilatory patterns between trained and untrained swimmers during underwater exercise.
Compared respiratory responses to underwater swimming exercise between trained and untrained subjects.
Assessed end-tidal carbon dioxide levels, breathing rhythms, and the oxygen ventilation equivalent during physical exertion.
Trained swimmers exhibited elevated end-tidal CO2 levels relative to untrained counterparts.
Trained subjects engaged in slow, deep breathing marked by extended postinspiratory pauses, accentuating cyclic fluctuations in alveolar CO2 without necessarily elevating mean alveolar or arterial CO2 tension.
Trained swimmers demonstrated a significantly lower oxygen ventilation equivalent compared to non-trained subjects, contributing to higher average alveolar CO2 tension.

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Goff et al. (1957) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a700ba62163a0a01bc443ba https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1957.10.2.203

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Comparative study reveals elevated end-tidal CO2 in trained underwater swimmers, suggesting altered breathing patterns and lower ventilation equivalents drive gas dynamics.

Elevated End-Tidal CO₂ in Trained Underwater Swimmers

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