ABSTRACT
This study investigated the individual swimming profiles of 24 elite water polo players in a competitive situation i.e. during games at the 11th European Championships in Bonn, 1989. After an analysis of the individual maximum swimming speed (Vmax) and the speeds corresponding to the aerobic threshold of 2 mM (V–2mM), the anaerobic threshold of 4 mM (V–4mM) and the limit of the super aerobic training zone of 6 mM (V–6mM), all movements of the players during the games were recorded using a time-lapse video recorder and evaluated by computer. The findings indicated that water polo necessitates an energy release which mainly results from high energy phosphates (ATP and CP) and aerobic metabolism.
