Table 1. Participants’ characteristics. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables | 
Normoxic training group | 
Hypoxic training group | 
| Before training | 
After training | 
Before training | 
After training | 
| Participant (N) | 
10 (5 male, 5 female) | 
10 (5 male, 5 female) | 
| Training condition (mmHg) | 
760 (sea-level) | 
526 (simulated 3000 m) | 
| Age (years) | 
22.9 (3.9) | 
22.5 (2.6) | 
| Height (m) | 
1.75 (0.10) | 
1.75 (0.9) | 
| SBP (mmHg) | 
124.6 (12.3) | 
121.8 (6.3) | 
128.9 (3.7) | 
126.7 (6.2) | 
| DBP (mmHg) | 
70.1 (2.6) | 
72.8 (2.9) | 
69.8 (7.8) | 
73.1 (6.0) | 
| Weight (kg) | 
69.2 (12.9) | 
68.6 (12.9) | 
72.7 (10.4) | 
72.4 (11.0) | 
| Body fat (%) | 
20.7 (4.0) | 
20.5 (3.6) | 
22.1 (4.3) | 
21.9 (3.7) | 
| VO2max(mL/kg/min) | 
58.1 (8.6) | 
60.5 (7.2) | 
54.6 (6.6) | 
60.1 (7.2) | 
| 50 m swimming performance (seconds) | 
29.2 (3.1) | 
28.8 (2.4) | 
28.2 (2.9) | 
27.2 (3.0) | 
| 400 m swimming performance (seconds) | 
285.9 (24.4) | 
283.0 (26.2) | 
290.6 (16.1) | 
284.4 (16.9) | 
SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, VO
2max: maximal oxygen consumption