A.I. BURNASYAN FMBC CLINICAL BULLETIN

ISSN 2782-6430 (print)

State Research Center −Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical
Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency

The journal is published in Russian.
Format – A4.
The periodicity of the journal is 4 times a year.

Issue №1, 2026

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A.I. Burnasyan  FMBC clinical bulletin. 2025 № 4

E.M. Kovaleva, S.V. Gornov., N.V. Rylova

Features of Functional Diagnostics of Swimmers

International Office, State Research Center – Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russiа

Contact person: Rylova Natal’ya Victorovna: rilovanv@mail.ru

 

Abstract
Functional diagnostics in modern sports is a key tool for assessing an athlete’s condition and the effectiveness of the training process. In swimming, the issue of comparability of indicators obtained in the aquatic environment and on land is of particular relevance. The study showed that classical testing methods used in other sports cannot fully reflect the specifics of swimming and the specifics of the athlete’s body in the aquatic environment. Hydrostatic pressure, the altered effect of gravity, water resistance and the horizontal position of the body have a significant impact on the physiological parameters of swimmers. The most informative methods for assessing the functional state of swimmers are swimming tests in the pool and techniques using portable gas analyzers. An experimental study on an amateur athlete specializing in middle-distance swimming demonstrated significant differences in performance when training on land and in water. The results confirm the need for an integrated approach to assessing swimmers’ fitness, combining swimming-specific testing methods and generally accepted techniques with mandatory adjustments to the specifics of this sport. This will make it possible to more accurately evaluate the training process and adjust the athletes’ training program, taking into account their individual characteristics and the specifics of the aquatic environment.

Keywords: functional diagnostics, sports swimming, bicycle ergometry, gas analysis, maximum oxygen consumption

For citation: Kovaleva EM., Rylova NV. Features of Functional Diagnostics of Swimmers. A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center Clinical Bulletin. 2025.4:16-23. (In Russian) DOI: 10.33266/2782-6430-2025-4-16-23

 

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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. The study had no sponsorship.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 28.06.2025. Accepted for publication: 30.07.2025

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