Performance in 10K open-water swimming (OWS) events is influenced by various factors including physical conditioning, biomechanics, anthropometrics, race tactics, and environmental factors.

We aimed to (1) generate performance predictions for the new 50-m backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events, recently added to the Olympic Games swimming schedule, for both the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and (2) evaluate the accuracy of this already-established predictive model for these new events, using performances at the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships as the criterion.

A hamstring injury rehabilitation and return-to-play (RTP) individualized approach based on the anatomical structure involved, the location of the injury, and the mechanism of injury is still missing in most studies. RTP criteria should be chosen following the same principles and the complexity of the injury and should receive more attention from the scientific community given that reinjury risk is one of the main challenges associated with hamstring rehabilitation. The available literature is mainly based on articles in which hamstring injuries are treated as a whole without making distinctions for their specific characteristics.

Football requires complex motor tasks to be performed under intermittent conditions, often involving asymmetrical movement. In footballers with cerebral palsy (CP), asymmetries are influenced by neuromuscular impairments, yet their role in performance differentiation across sport classes remains unclear. The objective of this study was to quantify interlimb differences and asymmetries in unilateral vertical and horizontal jump and change-of-direction (COD) performance among footballers with CP and to examine variations across different sport classes.

To evaluate whether advanced footwear technology (AFT) reduces the rise in oxygen uptake (V˙O2) and neuromuscular fatigue during extended submaximal running compared with traditional running shoes.

This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of the acceleration-speed profile in elite male and female football players across 3 competitive seasons. Specifically, we assessed how the number and type of microcycles influence the reliability of theoretical maximal acceleration (A0) and speed (S0).

This study aimed to assess the strength of the relationship between Player Load and dynamic stress load (DSL); to evaluate the convergent validity between Player Load, DSL, and other external-load parameters in basketball; and to develop multiple-regression models to explain the relative importance of different external-load parameters to Player Load and DSL.

This study aimed to (1) evaluate the acute metabolic, mechanical, and perceptual responses to curve versus linear repeated-sprint-training (RST) protocols in highly trained youth soccer players and (2) analyze whether the sprint trajectory influences the time course of recovery following RST protocols.

Achieving a consensus on methods for exercise quantification appears to be a challenging endeavor in sport science. Quantification of exercise enables the description of training in unit doses by coaches and scientists, facilitating subsequent analysis of responses to training.

To provide insights into the key practices driving the evolution of endurance training and performance.

This study aimed to determine the reliability and relevance of key countermovement-jump parameters in academy soccer players.

This study examined the effects of low- and high-pressure ischemic preconditioning (LIPC and HIPC) on muscle oxygenation, physiological responses, and performance during repeated 2000-m rowing trials. This was a counterbalanced, repeated-measures crossover study.

Elite golf performance hinges on physiological and psychological precision, with success often defined by razor-thin margins. Sleep and cardiac autonomic function, reflected by resting heart rate (RHR) and heart-rate variability (HRV), are indicators of recovery and readiness, yet their role in golf remains understudied.

Studies comparing acute responses after resisted-sprint training (RST) have traditionally used running distances for prescribing volume. The aim of this study was to compare the acute responses to heavy and light sled RST loads where volume was matched by sprint time instead of distance.

The representation of females in sport and exercise-science literature remains limited, prompting focused efforts to expand the breadth of research in the field, particularly surrounding training and competition during and following pregnancy in elite athletes. Much of the existing literature on this topic provides little to no guidance for females, coaches, health-care personnel, and high-performance staff on how to most appropriately develop effective and healthy training programs during the perinatal period. Purpose: This brief review provides insight into the current literature surrounding exercise-related factors and navigating perinatal lifespan stages in elite athletes, as well as offering a call to action for scientists and clinicians to develop and explore impactful research questions on these topics. Conclusions: In order to deliver evidence-informed care to perinatal athletes, it is vital to take an interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach that focuses on the physiological changes occurring during and following pregnancy, exercise training, nutrition, environmental stressors, and injury prevention and care. Furthermore, concerted efforts to expand the breadth and depth of health- and performance-related research for perinatal athletes are needed to ensure that these athletes receive proper evidence-informed guidance.

Sleep in elite athletes could be compromised by stressors such as high training volumes and mediated by factors related to individual characteristics and training schedule. However, longitudinal real-world data capturing the factors influencing sleep in elite athletes remain scarce. We aimed to determine what predicts sleep quantity, sleep quality, and morning cognitive readiness in elite speed skaters of the Canadian short-track World Cup team.

To examine sex-related differences in activity profile and neuromuscular fatigue during a badminton-specific multifeeding training session in elite junior players.

This study investigated the effect of caffeinated chewing gum on sympathetic nerve activity and simulated wrestling performance.

This study aimed to (1) compare sprint- and jump-performance outcomes 6 hours following sprint-priming stimuli involving different external loads and (2) investigate whether maximal dynamic strength level influences sprint-priming outcomes.