the aim of this study was to examine the effect of swimming submaximal training and cadmium consumption on cardiac hif1-α and vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) in pregnant rats. 32 pregnant wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: cadmium, swimming, cadmium+swimming and control. experimental groups performed the swimming protocol for 3 weeks, 5 sessions a week for 60 minutes per...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between block time and final performance for each sex in 50-m and 100-m individual freestyle, distinguishing between classification (1st to 3rd, 4th to 8th, 9th to 16th) and type of starting platform (old and new) in international competitions. Twenty-six international competitions covering a 13-year period (2000-2012) were analysed r...

Background: Sports, hypothermia and hyperthermia as some stressors inhibit male reproductive functions and are associated with subfertility or infertility. We investigated whether water temperature and chronic swimming are effective on mouse sperm parameters. Materials and Methods: Adult male mouse(N=35) were randomly divided into 7 groups: 1-controls 2-cold water (100C) with swimming 3- cold w...

this study was conducted to evaluate the role of swimming on mechanic of lung in healthy individual and patients with asthma. a total 76 girls who took part in the course of regular swimming session three day per week for eight weeks enrolled in this study. all of them completed isaac written questionnaire and individual who was suspected of asthma or other atopic diseases was referred to aller...

This paper analyses the dynamics of changes between the performances of elite freestyle swimmers recorded at particular Olympic Games. It also uses a set of chronologically ordered results to predict probable times of swimmers at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The analysis of past performances of freestyle swimmers and their prediction have revealed a number of interesting tendencies within ...

An interest in the field of algicides for swimming pools has led to a survey of the problems involved in this field. A study of the bactericidal and algicidal properties of some of the chemicals used has been reported (Fitzgerald, 1959) in which it was pointed out that some of the products available show remarkable properties in laboratory tests. The present studies demonstrate how the activity...