Table 3. VO values for kayaking compared to other sports.

Sport	Authors	VO2 max (absolute) (L·min-1)	VO2max (relative) (ml·kg-1·min-1)	Power and Velocity at VO2max *
Kayaking	Tesch, 1983	4.7	58.8
	Hahn et al., 1988	4.62	58.5
	Fry and Morton, 1991	4.78	58.9
	Billat et al., 1996	4.01	53.8	239 W
Canoeing	Hahn et al., 1988	3.49	44.2
	Bunc and Heller, 1991	4.17	51.9
Rowing (heavy weight; ~ 85kg)	Di Prampero et al. 1971	5.0	58.8
	Secher, 1990	6.0	68.2
	Lakomy and Lakomy, 1993	4.8	60
Swimming (400m)	Billat et al. 1996	4.41	59.6	1.46 m·s-1
	Lavoie et al. 1981	4.31	58.4 (5.6)
	Roels et al. 2005	5.6	58.4
Road Cycling	Billat et al. 1996	5.61	72.4	419 W
	Lee et al. 2002	5.45	73.0
	Lucia et al. 1999	5.10	74.0
Running (up to 3000m)	Billat et al. 1996	5.11	74.9	6.22 m·s-1
	Draper and Wood, 2005	5.0	68.9
	Caputo and Denadai, 2004	6.3	68.8

* Power output and velocity at VO max obtained from Billat et al. (1999).Note: all athletes studies were male and of professional and elite calibre.