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Title: Which type of recovery, active or passive, will facilitate better performance of high-intensity interval 50 m freestyle sprints by adolescent competitive swimmers?
Subject: Medicine & Health / Sports Science
Grade level: High School - Grades 10-12
Academic Level: Advanced
Project Type: Experimental
Cost: Medium
Awards: First Place, Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair ($500)
Affiliation: Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair
Year: 2010
Materials: Electronic sphygmomanometers, heart rate sensors, scientific spirometers, mouthpieces for spirometers, weight measure machine.
Description: After performing 50-m freestyle sprint intervals, different active and passive recovery times and methods were allowed and the subjects’ blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate were measured. Passive recovery was achieved by subjects' standing inert and submerged in the pool and active recovery was achieved by slow swimming.
Link: http://www.virtualsciencefair.org/2010/leemxm5
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