Michael Phelps as a model of a champion in swimming

• Authors: Stanisław Przybylski , Jacek Przybylski
• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The article is an analysis of a performance of a swimmer who managed to win eight gold olympic medals in one tournament (China, 2008). The research has been conducted over anthropometrical, physiological, biochemical and psychological parameters of an athlete as well as his diet. Additionally, some attention was drawn to the training load, its changes, consequences and influence on the swimmer’s career.

Keywords

PL

pływanie; warunki antropometryczne; uzdolnienia adaptacyjne; progresja obciążeń treningowych i wyników sportowych; dieta; aspekty psychologiczne

EN

swimming; anthropometrical predispositions; adaptation skills; training load; sport results; diet; psychological aspect

• Publisher: Gdańska Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna
• Journal: Studia Gdańskie. Wizje i rzeczywistość
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 11
• Pages: 265-275

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Stanisław Przybylski

• Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdańsku

author

Jacek Przybylski

• Uniwersytet Gdański

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