Project · PID2022-142147NB-I00
Swim3
Effects of different specific warm-up strategies [PAPE: Postactivation Performance Enhancement] on the muscular, physiological and technical response in competitive swimmers (SWIM III).
Project funded by the Spanish State Research Agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, carried out at the Aquatics Lab of the University of Granada under the direction of Prof. Raúl Arellano Colomina. Period of execution 01/09/2023 — 31/08/2027.
Scientific framework
The phenomenon known as Postactivation Performance Enhancement (PAPE) refers to the acute increase in muscular performance observed following the application of a prior conditioning stimulus. The scientific literature has documented this effect in strength and speed sports, and its transfer to the aquatic environment constitutes an emerging line of research in swimming biomechanics.
The Swim3 project addresses the experimental characterisation of specific PAPE protocols for swimmers, analysing their impact on muscular, physiological and technical variables through internationally validated methodologies.
The post-conditioning potentiation window is brief and yet sufficient to rewrite the outcome of a single race.
Working hypothesis — Swim3 · 2024
Sections
The project
Scientific objectives, working hypotheses, experimental design, measurement methodology and partial results of the Swim3 project.
Project record
Full project title: Effects of different specific warm-up strategies [PAPE: Postactivation Performance Enhancement] on the muscular, physiological and technical response in competitive swimmers (SWIM III).
| Reference | Funding body | Executing body | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PID2022-142147NB-I00 | Spanish State Research Agency | University of Granada | 2023 — 2027 |
Aquatics Lab
The Aquatics Lab is a research unit of the University of Granada specialising in swimming biomechanics and performance. Its scientific activity, led since 1990 by Prof. Raúl Arellano Colomina, has produced doctoral theses, international publications and competitive research projects funded by national and European calls.
The laboratory holds the EA Sport Sciences Labs Centre accreditation and has specific instrumentation for underwater and surface biomechanical analysis applied to the improvement of sports performance.
Information for collaborating entities
The research team welcomes collaboration enquiries from federations, sports clubs, academic institutions and public bodies interested in work areas related to the project.