Table 1 Physiological responses and RPE following the repeated sprint test (RST), and swimming times of the study participants. Data are means (±SD).
  Swimmers
(n=19)
Water polo players
(n=16)
Post RST Heart rate (beats·min-1) 175 (9) 178 (9)
Post RST Blood Lactate (mmol·L-1) 8.0 (2.9) 8.8 (2.2)
Post RST RPE (1 - 10) 7.4 (1.2) 6.8 (4.0)
25-m swim time (s) 11.65 (.31)* 12.26 (.30)
800-m swim time (min) 9.43 (1.20) * 11.43 (1.10)
* p<0.01