Acknowledgements
This study was carried out within the project OPERF2A supported by the ‘Region des Pays de la Loire’ in the framework the research program on rowing, jointly developed by the French Rowing Federation (FFSA), the Ecole Centrale de Nantes and the Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques (ENVSN) and supported by the French Ministry of Sports (MSJSVA). The authors express their thanks for the collaboration of the rowers and trainers of the ‘Pôle France Aviron’ of Nantes.