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Correlations between peripubertal male swimmers’ results of short-distance swimming tests and land-based sprint and endurance tests

Biomedical Human Kinetics
Volume 17 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)
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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2025-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2080-2234
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Language: English
Page range: 68 - 77
Submitted on: Jun 16, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 21, 2025
Published on: Mar 4, 2025
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Sprint swimming performance,
Land-based motor abilities,
Endurance,
Speed,
Peripubertal boys
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other,
Clinical medicine,
Public health,
Sports and recreation,
Sports and recreation, other,
Physical education

© 2025 Piotr Bujak, Paulina Rogowska, Ryszard Zarzeczny, published by University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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