World and European Rowing Medallists Pace With Smaller Variation Than Their Competitors.

To establish the relation between pacing pattern and performance, within sex, and number of crew members, at the very highest performance level in World class rowing. Pacing profiles based on official 500 m split times in 106 A-finals with six contesting boat crews ( = 636 crews), in recent World (2017-2019) and European (2017-2021) championships, were analyzed. The coefficient of variation (CV) and sum of relative differences (SRD) of the split times, and normalized velocities in the four segments of the race, were compared between performance levels, that is, placement (1st-6th), and subgroups based on sex (female or male) and number of crew members (one, two, or four).

Higher Drop in Speed during a Repeated Sprint Test in Soccer Players Reporting Former Hamstring Strain Injury.

Hamstring strain injury is common in soccer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical capacity of players who have and have not suffered from hamstring strain injury in a sample of semi-professional and professional Norwegian soccer players in order to evaluate characteristics and to identify possible indications of insufficient rehabilitation. Seventy-five semi-professional and professional soccer players (19 ± 3 years) playing at the second and third level in the Norwegian league participated in the study.