Table 1 Relative change (%) on energetics, biomechanics and performance within each year of training.
  2009-2010 2010-2011
TP1-TP2 TP2-TP3 Overall TP4-TP5 TP5-TP6 Overall
V4 .58 1.12 1.70 .55 .54 1.08
Lapeak 8.97 8.64 17.61 14.41 –.92 13.49
SF 2.00 –4.83 –2.83 .14 –4.13 –3.99
SL –3.26 3.29 .03 –1.09 4.71 3.61
SI –3.18 3.52 .34 –1.44 5.49 4.05
ηp –3.26 3.29 .03 –.97 4.59 3.62
200 m –.05 –.15 –.20 .26 –.86 –.62
V, velocity at 4 mmol of lactate levels; La, maximal blood lactate concentration; SF, stroke frequency; SL, stroke length; SI, stroke index; η, propelling efficiency; 200 m, freestyle performance time in competition.